David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

Deputy Kathleen Lynch inquired about the EPSEN Act and the mental capacity Bill. I wish to ask about the position regarding the sections of the Disability Act that have been shelved. When will the promised legislation on a public advocacy service be introduced? I am informed that applied behaviour analysis, ABA, schools are under threat of closure by the Government. The disability strategy is in tatters because the various measures relating to it have either been shelved or placed on the long finger. When will the sections of the Disability Act to which I refer be reactivated?

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