Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. As Deputy McNamara stated, there has been a lot of talk, engagement, discussion and public opinions put out by the Government but the Ombudsman, who has responsibility for complaints relating to people with disabilities, has stated that this has been ongoing for far too long. We need to get a scheme that is fit for purpose in place as quickly as possible. My concern is that people with disabilities are still grounded in their homes without transport supports. That is particularly the case in rural areas, where they have no supports at all and may not have transport. We want people to live independently. We want to ensure that everybody can live equally. I ask the Minister to provide a date by which this will be put in place.

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