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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (8 Mar 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...a small cohort of society which is badly affected. In November 2021, I mentioned a case of a 34-year-old man with motor neurone disease. He was married with two kids. His wife was a full-time carer. He lived in a rural part of Bandon with no transportation. We were told in the House that the scheme had not been in operation since 2013 and there was no avenue to do anything for this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (25 Nov 2021)

Tim Lombard: ..., about it last week. He was campaigning on it the past few years and said it needs to be raised again. I have a 34-year-old constituent with motor neurone disease. His wife is his full-time carer, he has two young kids and he is living in a rural part. He is abandoned and has no ability to go anywhere. The only scheme that is applicable to him to get transportation because of his...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jul 2020)

Tim Lombard: ...and kindness since the election. I wish everyone a very happy break for the few weeks we are in recess. In recent months we have gone through a pandemic and had major issues to deal with. Carers are one of the sectors of society whose members have come to me to say how upset and annoyed they are at how they were dealt with during the pandemic. While other people received the pandemic...