Rights-based legislation long overdue
Secure within the precincts of Dáil Éireann, Mr Ahern did not come face-to-face with the victims of intellectual and physical disability, their parents, friends or representatives of voluntary groups who gathered outside Leinster House to voice impassioned criticism of his regime.
Daily struggling to pick up the pieces, they are the forgotten people who provide basic services which should be the state’s responsibility.
