Social Welfare Benefits
Dail Éireann — 2024-09-24
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

I thank the Minister. I do not have a whole lot to add at this time. During the process associated with the Green Paper, I never questioned the bona fides of the Department or its officials. It included a lot of well-motivated proposals. However, some of the concerns people had were well grounded, including those reflecting challenges that have arisen in other jurisdictions. It was the right decision to withdraw those proposals.
In terms of our approach as we go forward, from what the Minister has said, it is at a very early stage of imagination in terms of Cabinet subcommittees and so on. It is right that the consultation documents should be gone through because many organisations put a fair bit of effort into their submissions, notwithstanding that the Green Paper was withdrawn. One of the concerns raised was regarding the process and the notion of "nothing about us without us". People did not feel they were involved from the very start. Will the Minister comment on how she might ensure in future that any disability payments will be co-designed with disability organisations and people with disabilities?

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Sitting date: 2024-09-24