Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-18
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Michael Collins (IND), Cork South-West

There has been a massive rise in fuel costs in the past 12 months alone, with petrol going from €1.20 to €1.70 a litre for various reasons. This is having a severe financial impact on families who have a child, or adult child, with disabilities as these parents drive their family members twice daily to and from day care centres and CoAction centres five days a week. For many it is a long distance to these centres. The parents of these children and adults are entitled to a school transport grant but receive the same grant when the fuel is €1.20 a litre as when it is €1.70. These are the most vulnerable people in our society. The outdated grant aid provided for transport for people with a disability must increase with the rising cost of fuel. I ask the Minister to do all he can for parents of children with disabilities and provide a fair transport grant to parents who travel many miles per day.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-18