Declan Breathnach (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is under the programme for Government on disabilities. The National Council for the Blind Ireland, NCBI, has informed Oireachtas Members today that in excess of 700 people are categorised as unable to drive a propelled vehicle due to varying degrees of sight impairment either by their doctor or under the regulations of the Road Safety Authority, RSA.

I know the constraints that the Taoiseach is under, but will he commit in the forthcoming budget to giving these citizens the free travel pass? Having signed up to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, that is the least we can do for the 700 people whose travel is being constrained on the foot of other agencies not giving them permission to drive.

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