Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)

Since taking up employment, my parliamentary assistant, who has a disability, has had his travel allowance and disability allowance removed. There are key steps in the programme for Government. Will this Government provide for a universal, non-means-tested payment in respect of disability allowance? We all know the cost of disability. There are huge costs to people with a disability. We need there to be a universal, non-means-tested payment so that when people go back to the workforce or enter the workforce, they do not have their benefits removed.

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