Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I compliment Deputy Pringle and Jodie Neary for bringing forward the motion on personal assistants, which, like many others, I give my full support. As the previous Deputy noted, everyone tells people with a disability, especially wheelchair users, where they will go or what they should do. They make decisions without consulting them, which is totally disgraceful. We need to make sure personal assistants receive a proper number hours and have proper pay and conditions. It amounts to devotion to make sure people, whether they use a wheelchair, are able to live a fulfilling life, no more than any of the rest of us.

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