Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

The Tánaiste took a particular interest in the area of disability when he was Minister for Health and Children and those involved in the area have never forgotten that. I am looking forward to working with the newly appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Jimmy Devins. Under the Disability Act and the sectoral plans we hope to see introduced this year, what is to happen regarding the qualifying criteria for the disabled drivers' grant? Is a review to occur under this legislation because the area needs to be reformed? The grant was introduced in the 1960s when people with disabilities did not have cars and were hardly seen in public although this has changed dramatically for the better. When is the review to take place?

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