Transport support scheme
Deputy Brady criticises the lack of a replacement for the abolished mobility allowance and motorised transport grant and points to a negative carers’ scorecard assessment. The Tánaiste says he does not have a date but will come back to him.
This morning, the national carers' strategy scorecard for 2017 was published. In the section that deals with the review and update of the transport sectoral plan under the Disability Act 2005, the plan receives a black mark and a score of "regressive". In the explanation, a number of concerns are cited. The scorecard expresses disappointment at the ongoing failure of the Department of Health to introduce the long-awaited transport support scheme to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant, which were withdrawn in 2013. It also says the failure to introduce the transport support scheme has left people with disabilities and their families unable to access transport links essential to their ability to live full and independent lives.
When will the long-awaited transport support scheme finally be implemented?
