Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Increased Employment Participation, Self-employment and Entrepreneurship for People with Disabilities: Discussion
Mr. Eddie Hennessy:
To make it clear, I do not know whether people know that disabled people can only work ten or 20 hours a week in business to get benefits. There are two reasons for that: their own capability or the Department sets down their capacity. However, a 40-hour week is taken into consideration for benefits for able-bodied people. If you are doing 20 hours, it takes a hell of a lot longer to make your business succeed and turn over a profit. The Department does not think of that.
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