Gilmore pleads with Cowen for no more cutbacks for people with disabilities

Posted on July 07, 2010 at 05:37 PM

As thousands of people prepare to march in towns and cities around the country to protest against cuts in services for people with disabilities, the Labour Leader Eamon Gilmore TD raised the subject in the Dáil this morning.

"It is fair to say that the people who are on the streets today felt that the days of having to protest, of having to walk on the streets in order to bring attention to the needs and difficulties they have in providing care for members of their family who have disabilities were over.

"They also thought the days of having to publicise the circumstances, difficulties and personal cases of their loved ones in order to embarrass the Government into providing the necessary care were over."

Eamon went on to ask Cowen if he would give a guarantee to every parent and carer of people with disabilities that they will not lose their respite care and if he would also give an assurance that there will be no cutbacks in the services provided to people with disabilities.

The Taoiseach answered neither question. Check out the full exchange on the Oireachtas website while you can see Eamon's contribution on the video in the post. Pics from the demonstration will also be available later on Flickr.

Permanent link | Comments | Categories: Leaders Questions