€35m demanded for services for disabled people

LABOUR demanded €35 million for services for the disabled this year — half the cost of the new Government jet.

€35m demanded for services for disabled people

A new rights-based Disability Bill must also be drafted, said Labour’s Equality and Law Reform spokeswoman Breda Moynihan Cronin.

She also called for a referendum to be held enshrining the rights of people with disabilities in the Constitution. This would give the disabled redress to the courts, if they feel their rights are infringed.

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