Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

The Green Party once again opposes the guillotining of the Disability Bill. It asks the Ceann Comhairle and the Government to have regard to the significant meeting that took place last night in Limerick and the ongoing strength of feeling around the country, not least because the Minister has indicated that he believes in the virtues of inequality. It is absolutely essential that we go back to the drawing board in respect of the Bill and put the requisite rights-based legislation in place. To proceed on this basis is to do a disservice to this House and people with disabilities.

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