'The Government is great thinking they have given us these free travel passes, but they are a bit of a joke'

Support for the disability sector was promised during the election. It’s time to honour those pledges, service users at the Enable Ireland centre in Limerick tell Health Correspondent Niamh Griffin

From left: Jess Keegan, Michael O'Dowd, Enda Gallagher, Louise Graham, and Ricky Coonan discuss what the next Government needs to address for people living with disabilities at the Enable Ireland centre in Limerick. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

“My mind doesn’t match my body, my mind is too able for my body,” is how Jessica Keegan described the frustration she feels at relying on others for help.

She is one of the adults living with life-changing disabilities who spoke to the Irish Examiner at an Enable Ireland centre in Limerick, highlighting the challenges they need the next Government to urgently address.