Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Committee on Disability Matters

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

2:00 am

Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh:

Yes. It does not acknowledge sexual crimes towards disabled women, which is very worrying.

Lastly, I echo Dr. Elliott: there needs to be a paradigm or a cultural shift regarding disabled people in Ireland and our rights as citizens but also a very big cultural shift around the role and the participation of disabled women in all areas of life.