John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government committed to ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and I greatly welcome that this has happened. However, a commitment was also given to improve the lives of people with disabilities and to develop a new scheme for mobility allowance and a motorised transport grant. Eight months ago, the Minister of State, Deputy McGrath, said the policy proposals were at an advanced stage. My question for the Taoiseach is when we will actually see a new grant scheme in operation.

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