Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In view of the fact that there was little or nothing for people with disabilities in the budget announced yesterday, will the Taoiseach tell me when, if ever, the Government intends to restore the mobility allowance?

The Taoiseach has promised on a number of occasions to introduce legislation to extend the university franchise beyond the National University of Ireland, NUI, and Trinity College Dublin in order that graduates of the University of Limerick and regional technical colleges, including the one in his own home town, will be able to vote in Seanad elections.

Can the Taoiseach tell us if that will be in place? Will those people be in a position to vote to elect people to the Seanad from university seats in the next election?

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