Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

I request the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss an urgent and specific matter of public interest, namely, to ask whether the €50 million provided for the HSE in 2008 to fund a range of additional services under the multi-annual investment programme for people with disabilities will be paid out this year. Disability groups are urgently awaiting this funding and I seek assurances that previous statements by the Taoiseach and Ministers will be honoured, that the money will come on stream in the next two weeks and that it will not be affected by the proposed Government cutbacks.

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