Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes. In 2021, the Office of the Ombudsman published the Grounded report, which outlined the lack of access to transport for people with disabilities. The Ombudsman stated in his report that he met officials from the Department of the Taoiseach on a number of occasions but he also said the "lack" of progress was nothing short of shameful. We had a disability strategy from 2017 to 2022 and we already have obligations in respect of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities yet there is a lack of transport for people with disabilities. How come we remain stuck at an impasse three years after the Grounded report was published?