Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael)
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I thank the Minister of State for his sincere comments. He has a new portfolio and it is the first time that disability has been represented at Cabinet. Has he met his expectations? Today we are debating one specific issue but in terms of the overall service provision for people with disabilities and what he hoped to achieve under the programme for partnership Government and so forth, does he feel that he has got co-operation? Has he made the inroads that he expected to make on taking up his position as Minister of State?