Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We sign conventions as a declaration of our commitment to seek to apply the convention concerned in Ireland. We ratify them when we can guarantee to our international partners that we are meeting our commitments. We like to have many of the services in place before we move along. In budget 2017, we have allocated €1.562 billion for the national service plan for people with disabilities. That is an increase of €92 million.

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