Disability minister: No one immune from cuts

NO ONE is immune from budget cuts, the Minister of state with responsibility for disability issues warned the parents of children with autism yesterday.

But Kathleen Lynch said the Government is doing everything it can ahead of the December budget to protect those most in need.

She also revealed that a “value for money” audit on the entire disability service’s €1.05 billion budget, which is nearing completion, has revealed that 80% of the budget is spent on salaries.