Seanad debates

Thursday, 2 February 2012

5:00 pm

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Sinn Fein)

The reason I raised this issue is that I was contacted by a lupus sufferer. She pointed out that she and many people have found themselves in a position where they are unable to get the supports they require from the State because they simply are not there. She made the appeal, not only on her behalf but for all lupus sufferers and people who suffer from other illnesses, that they get the proper supports. I accept the Minister's bona fides that we will move towards an improved system at some point in the future but I regret that she does not intend to review the scheme. It would have been the right thing to do. I appreciate that we are in straitened economic circumstances but I still believe we should ensure that people have access to proper services and supports when they suffer from illnesses through no fault of their own.

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