Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is not a savings exercise, it is about finding a way to provide an inclusive, fair, equitable, non-discriminatory system which deals with those who need it. They have severe physical challenges and need cars to be altered. It is for those who are now in compliance with the new definition under the Disability Act and the Equal Status Act. We are creating a scheme that is much more inclusive, non-discriminatory and fair. That is why we included a sunset clause. The money is not being taken away. It is being left there. Hopefully, we can work together to bring about a scheme in a more concentrated form to the current system of various schemes to cater to those who need it.

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