'Toddler is being discriminated against and denied €5k subsidy due to his disability'

20-month-old Arlo Neill suffers from intestinal failure. His parents are bringing a case for discrimination to the WRC on the basis that he is being denied the payment all parents receive to subsidise childcare. Picture: Moya Nolan

A 20-month-old child with a rare medical condition is being denied universal subsidies because of his disability.

Arlo Neill’s parents, in Booterstown, Co Dublin, are bringing a case for discrimination to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on the basis that he is being denied the payments all parents receive to subsidise childcare and early learning.