Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent national concern, namely, the serious under-funding of the disability sector and the need for the Government to signal its resolve to deliver for this sector by taking the initial step in budget 2007 of implementing its national disability strategy, Towards 2016, with action in the following areas: increasing the disability allowance by €20 per week to €185; introducing a cost of disability payment allowance of €40 per week for people currently in receipt of a means-tested social welfare payment; allocating €75 million to address residential and day-to-day support needs of adults with significant disabilities residing in appropriate accommodation; and increasing the allocation for the disabled person's grant scheme by €35 million. Access to disability services depends on the county in which one lives and there are great disparities between counties.

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