The group advising the Government on new disability laws is threatening to break off links unless its point of view is heard.

THE ‘fundamentally flawed’ disability bill must be corrected to give the families of disabled people peace of mind, a protest was told last night.

The ‘fundamentally flawed’ disability Bill must be corrected to give the families of disabled people peace of mind, it was claimed tonight.

A CAMPAIGN group is furious that provisions in the Disabilities Bill will cut the number of disabled people entitled to services.

ONE wonders if it would be possible for the Government to deploy the same energy and enthusiasm in introducing the long-awaited Disability Bill as they have invested in their zealous campaign for a yes vote in the referendum on citizenship.

THE Taoiseach has summoned the Disability Legislation Consultative Group (DLCG) to a meeting in his office late next Friday afternoon.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern will be under pressure next month to stick to his promise to deliver rights-based legislation for the disabled this autumn.

DISABILITY groups last night urged the Government not to renege on its promise to introduce rights-based legislation for the disabled next November.

AFTER all the promises, all the afterglow of the Special Olympics, all the public awareness, all the consultations, dialogue and meetings... the Government is at it again.

THE Government may be trying to avoid providing education for disabled adults, campaigner Kathy Sinnott said yesterday.

IRELAND’S 350,000 disabled people will be entitled, under new laws, t o take legal action where services are not being provided by the State, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern promised yesterday.

TODAY, the DLCG meets the Taoiseach. Why is it so important a meeting and what is it about?

DISABILITY groups are stepping up pressure on Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to enact the long drawn-out rights’ bill.

A DISABILITY group set up by the Government is seeking an urgent meeting with the Taoiseach over concerns that anticipated legislation will fall far short of what was expected.

THE Government today faces mounting criticism over its failure to reform disability services, as campaigners converge on Leinster House in protest at government cuts in the sector.

DISABILITY campaigners last night called for the Government to heed all the recommendations of a consultation group set up to advise the Department of Justice on a new Disability Bill.