Ministers agree on need to remove red tape from recruiting therapists into disability services

The new disability unit will be asked to target employment opportunities for people with disabilities, particularly focusing on the public sector

The programme for Government commits to a 'step change' in disability services, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin set to establish a disability unit within his department. File Picture: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Senior government ministers have agreed that red tape should be removed from recruiting therapists from abroad in an effort to help improve disability services.

The programme for Government commits to a “step change” in disability services, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin set to establish a disability unit within his department.