The following motion was moved by Deputy Finian McGrath on Tuesday, 15 July 2014:That Dáil Éireann:notes:— the vital role people with a disability play in Irish society; — that 45% of people with disabilities experienced income poverty; — that 36% of people with a disability experienced basic deprivation; — that as 85% of working-age disability is acquired and households headed by people with a disability are twice as likely to experience unemployment than those that are not headed by a person with a disability, this issue cannot go unaddressed if we are to reduce poverty in Ireland; — that over half of those living in jobless households are either children or adults with a disability; — that people with disabilities must not become the new underclass of workers and they must be afforded an adequate working wage; and — that any further cuts to respite, day-care or residential places are not sustainable; and calls on the Government to: — ensure that all people with a disability are guaranteed a quality service as a right; — end all cuts to front-line services; — appoint a senior Minister with a dedicated responsibility for disability inclusion; — prioritise funding of disability services in line with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste’s solemn pre-election commitments to disability; and — pursue the implementation of agreed measures, targets and timelines for disability.

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