Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is extraordinarily frustrating that there has been no movement on this issue. It is disheartening to see the same reply being given time and again. I have raised the issue many times, but the same reply keeps being given. It is even more frustrating for those who had qualified under the previous schemes. They have simply been left with nothing to help them in their day-to-day lives. More than 1,500 days later, we are still waiting. That is longer than the duration of the War of Independence and the Civil War combined. People with disabilities have waited for far too long for the supports they need and deserve. It is not good enough that they are left to put up with temporary measures. The absence of certainty on the future of these supports is causing immense distress for many. It is yet another example of maladministration and lack of planning. When will the wait be over?

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