Government urged to raise funding for disability and voluntary charities

Ivan Cooper, chief executive of The Wheel: 'We have thousands of people on waiting lists, it’s (the pay disparity in the sector) manifesting itself in the silent suffering of people.'

The Government must increase funding of disability and voluntary charities or risk the “silent suffering” of the population.

That is the message from the pre-budget submission of The Wheel, Ireland’s national association of charities, amid news that workers within those sectors are being balloted regarding potential strike action.