A Place Called Home for Adults with an Intellectual Disability: Motion [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2026-07-08
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Aidan Farrelly (SD), Kildare North

I thank the Minister of State for being here. Like my friends, I commend Deputy Quaide on his sincere work on this over recent months. I also welcome most warmly those who are here in the Gallery who for some warped reason have had to tirelessly work and campaign for so long for what is such a basic entitlement.
I am really disappointed because today was not a day for either the Minister of State or the Minister, Deputy Foley, to talk to us about strategies, policies and all the great potential work that is happening. Today was a day to cohesively, all of us together, have a conversation about how poorly people with disabilities are served by the State. Otherwise, we would not have thousands of people fighting. Both speeches have missed the mark on this. That is not a political point I am trying to score. That is me being quite genuine here. There are many great things that are happening. This is not an area where we should be trying to say all is okay because it is not.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-08