Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are hearing misinformation from the other side of the House, as well as crocodile tears and grandstanding. The statement from the Department of Health on the mobility allowance and motorised transport includes the following:

The funding provided for the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant of ¤10.6 million will be ring-fenced and used for a new scheme to improve access to transport for people with disabilities. There will not be any reduction in funding.

The important words in that statement are "a new scheme to improve access to transport for people with disabilities". That is what it says. The money will be ring-fenced.