Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-10
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Aindrias Moynihan (FF), Cork North-West

Epilepsy is a neurological condition that is affecting nearly 40,000 people across the country and locals have been raising concerns with me about difficulties that people are experiencing that are separate from the medical condition. They are excluded from driving for many years while they are suffering from epilepsy. That is a huge difficulty for people who want to get to work, go about their normal lives and so on. While there is recognition by the State of the medical condition and support in the form of the long-term illness scheme, there is not a recognition of this exclusion from travel. Can the State provide free travel access for people while they are excluded from driving?

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Sitting date: 2021-11-10