2012 Pre Budget Submission

Disability is not a sectoral issue; it is a social issue. 18.5% of the population have one or more disabilities according to the CSO”s special disability survey. ¹

The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste have both made disability, including mental ill health, their social justice priority. ² Programme for Government aims to enhance the quality of life of people with disability. ³ These Government commitments support the objective of the National Disability Strategy (NDS), that people are enabled to participate in economic and social life because services and facilities accommodate disability