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Junior Minister for Disability meets lobby group Access For All group at Galway City Hall

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Junior Minister for Disability meets lobby group Access For All group at Galway City Hall

The Minister of State for Disability Emer Higgins says the government's top priority for her brief is the implementation of the new national human rights strategy for disabled people

The Minister has this afternoon been meeting with the lobby group Access For All at Galway's City Hall

It's a network of individuals established in the 1990s who have lived experiences of disabilities, local disability organisations and community stakeholders.

Minister Higgins told FYI Galway's James Varley that any new disability payment would not be a singular payment:

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Junior Minister for Disability meets lobby group Access For All group at Galway City Hall

 

Gina McNamara, Chairperson of the Access for All group, believes the Government aren't listening to the concerns of those with disabilities:

Junior Minister for Disability meets lobby group Access For All group at Galway City Hall
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Other members of the group would like to see the promises made by the minister fulfilled:

Junior Minister for Disability meets lobby group Access For All group at Galway City Hall

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