Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Committee on Disability Matters

Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Tom ClonanTom Clonan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----with regard to disability rights. We are outliers in the European Union. There are suboptimal outcomes for disabled citizens like my son every day all across the State. The level of distress and unmet need is phenomenal. The NDA says it would not really have a view on whether these citizens should have a legal right, which is what sets us apart from every other European Union jurisdiction, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the United States – imagine Trump’s America where they have the Americans with Disabilities Act – yet Dr. Hartney is saying, “No, not really sure about that”.

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