Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I oppose section 3 on the basis that it takes us down a dangerous road. We have not had proper scrutiny or debate on the effects of the measure. Is this a move towards degrees of disablement, which it seems to be? In the future, will a person be entitled only to certain benefits? The proposal in the Bill is to allow a payment for a limited disability of at least 15%. Will we soon move to payments for 20%, 25% or 30% disablement? Where is this leading us in the long term? This measure should have been teased out before being included in legislation.

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