1,000 days after its abolition and Mobility Allowance still not replaced – FF

Published on: 15 January 2016


Fianna Fáil Press Office
Cllr Cormac Devlin
Dún Laoghaire

14 January 2016

1,000 days after its abolition and Mobility Allowance still not replaced – FF
Fianna Fáil Dún Laoghaire candidate Cllr Cormac Devlin has hit out at the Government for failing to introduce a replacement scheme for the Mobility Allowance, which was scrapped in 2013.

Cllr Devlin pointed out that this issue is of great concern in his constituency which, proportionally, has one of the oldest populations in the country.

“Thousands of people across the borough have been left in limbo following the scrapping of the Mobility Allowance and the Motorised Transport Grant in February 2013. As far back as 26 November 2013, the Government recommended that the preparatory work for a replacement travel subsidy scheme should be introduced by the Minister for Health. However, more than 1,000 days later we are still waiting as the Government has failed to bring forward an alternative support scheme

“The launch of the Disability Equality General Election campaign yesterday (13 January) put the human rights aspect of disabilities front and centre. It emphasised the right of access for people with disabilities, the right to get to and from work, the right to get out and about.  However this access is being denied to thousands of people with disabilities in the absence of the Mobility Allowance and the Motorised Transport Grant.

“People with disabilities have waited far too long for the supports they need. It is not good enough that they are left to put up with temporary measures. The absence of certainty on the future of these supports is causing immense distress to many people. It’s yet another example of Fine Gael and Labour’s maladministration and lack of planning.

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