Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I again thank Senator Crowe for bringing this issue to the House. I appreciate his contribution in this area, which is very important to us all as representatives in constituencies and also given my own role in the context of transport. It is clear that the issue of transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities is a critical one. Addressing challenges and barriers in this regard will be a very important element to get right as we develop and implement the next national disability strategy. I know there is a lot of frustration with the fact it has taken a number of years to make progress on this issue. There is a significant body of work happening across Government to try to progress solutions around this. As I said, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, is keen that we would see tangible progress in this area as part of the next disability strategy. I appreciate the Senator raising this on behalf of his constituents and the wider public.