Dear Enda ...

MY name is Joanne O’Riordan from Millstreet in Co Cork. I was born with a disability known as “total amelia”.

This means that I was born without all four limbs and although it’s a physical disability I have never allowed this to hold me back.

At the start of the week and during Tuesday’s budget announcement, I was shocked and disappointed to hear a member of your government announcing the horrific cut to the disability allowance.