Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is ten years since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was signed by the Government. Ten years on, when it is proposed that we will ratify this convention? The Minister will be aware that the ongoing delays and the failure to ratify the convention have caused frustration and hurt to people with disabilities, their carers, families and to Irish society in general. This matter has been raised more times than I care to remember. I hope that today we will see some light at the end of the tunnel and get a date from the Minister.

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