I am acutely conscious of the report yesterday about the prevalence of violence, including sexual violence, in our community. That report comes more than 20 years after the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland, SAVI, report, which told us in no uncertain terms of the prevalence of violence more than 20 years ago. In that context I am raising the issue of a front-line organisation that has been working on the ground in Oughterard, County Galway for more than 34 years and is struggling with core funding. This is an organisation based in Oughterard atá ag cur séirbhísí ar fáil i gConamara freisin i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge and it is struggling with core funding. I do not know how this could happen. On one level, the Government tells us it is seriously committed to zero tolerance of all sorts of violence, including domestic violence, yet we have a front-line organisation struggling on the ground.

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. The context is quite shocking. The CSO's study, the first since the SAVI report, reveals widespread abuse and assault, including sexual assault of women. I thank the approximately 500 people who disclosed their experiences for the first time in this survey. I thank them for taking that step. The survey covers a range of behaviours from non-contact sexual violence to non-consensual sexual intercourse or rape.

Specifically regarding Oughterard, I will ask the Minister to engage with the Deputy and the service with a view to the funding problem she has identified. Aontaím leis an Teachta go bhfuil géarghá ann agus beidh mé ag caint leis an Aire maidir le haon rud gur féidir a dhéanamh chun an scéal a leigheas.

Since the resignation of the members of the independent Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal in 2021, more than 759 severely disabled and permanently disabled citizens have been denied an appeals process, having been refused a HSE primary medical certificate. They are entitled to appeal that. There is no way they can appeal now. This very day I have the case of an 81-year-old constituent suffering from dementia who is wheelchair bound and has hoists in his home. He is permanently bound never to leave that home unless he can get these supports. The Government is, and has been, committed to resolving this issue. Will the Tánaiste ensure that the primary medical certificates are reviewed and that permanently and severely disabled people have access to transport when they need it and get the VAT and other tax reductions as a result?

I thank the Deputy for raising this, which is an issue of considerable concern to quite a few people. I will speak to the Minister in respect of the need to progress this and get it resolved.