Government 'knows what needs to be done' to tackle crisis in disability services, advocate says

Jessica Keegan, far left, and other service users and staff at Enable Ireland's centre in Limerick. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

Plans for tackling the crisis in disability care already exist and the new government must take swift action on the “clear pathways” they set out, Enable Ireland chief executive John O’ Sullivan has said.

An Action Plan for Disability Service 2024-2026, published in December last year, estimated about 80,000 people live with disabilities “to a great extent” in Ireland.