Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Green Paper on Disability Reform: Department of Social Protection

Photo of Róisín GarveyRóisín Garvey (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Just because Ireland is not an outlier for Europe, that means all of Europe could be dealing with disability badly as well. That is highly likely too. It should be good to ask specific questions as to whether a person has any tests or CT scans done and to make sure to include them. I have looked at the application form and it is not that clear. We often get caught up in convoluted terminology and language and like I said, when that poor woman finally got it for her 18-year-old, neither me or her were sure what the hell the letter was saying. I was like, "I think you have got it, I am not sure". We get caught up in a lot of convoluted terms. It is something we should take back because people do not have time to be looking up the thesaurus to try and figure out if they got a disability allowance or not.

Dr. Singh did not answer my question on the duplication of medical stuff, so that it is kind of important.

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