Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Indecon cost of disability report, among other strategies and commitments, is feeding into the preparation of a straw man reform proposal on disability payments. Work on the straw man is at an advanced stage. All stakeholders and members of the public will be invited to make submissions on some of the straw man proposals. We are looking at a complete overhaul of the disability allowance payment. The Deputy and I will both accept there are people with severe disabilities which prevent them from going to work while others have mild disabilities who may be able to get back and do some work. We will look at how we can distribute those payments more fairly. There is a big difference between somebody with a mild disability on €220 and somebody with a profound disability on €220. I will be publishing the straw man and look forward to hearing suggestions on it. There is a big focus on it all and we will continue to work to improve the situation of people on disability payments.

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