Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I will get the niceties out of the way because I will probably not be nice to the Taoiseach for the rest of the year, but I wish him and his colleagues a happy new year. When will this country ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? I have raised this many times with the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Finian McGrath. It is like waiting for Godot at this stage. People with disabilities and other members of the public are awaiting a decision by this Government. The convention has already been ratified by 156 countries and Ireland must ratify it without further delay. A protest will be held outside the Dáil on Thursday at 12 noon by people with disabilities. People are awaiting a decision and they want it now.

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