Attacks on disabled deplorable----Cllr Mick Nugent

ATTACKS ON DISABLED DEPLORABLE----Cllr Mick Nugent > > The decision by the government and in particular Minister Lynch to scrap the Mobility Allowance Scheme and the Motorised Transport Grant Scheme has been strongly condemned by Sinn Féin in Cork.Speaking today Cllr Mick Nugent of Cork City council said; > > "This latest attack on people most in need,those with a disability, is nothing short of deplorable.To scrap a scheme which is the equivalent of a 20% cut in the income of a disabled person at a time when we are receiving report after report showing the levels of poverty growing in Ireland is alarming.Minister Lynch and her party have reached a new low in this decision and have again targeted those most at need and continue to allow the elite enjoy their extravagant pay and pensions." > > "Scrapping a scheme using the excuse that is illegal is a weak argument.The obvious solution is to rectify the legalities involved and avoid what has occurred causing uncertainty in a vulnerable section of society.The cut to people with disabilities is ironically nearly three times the cut the Minister herself is taking.This scheme enabled a person with a disability participate actively in the community and this cut condemns them to imprisonment in their own home.It is shameful from those in power. Cllr Mick Nugent 087-6755793