asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the recently published NESC report on the conditions of physically and mentally handicapped citizens in this country which calls for a new Minister of State for the disabled; and if, in view of this report, he intends to appoint a special Minister for the disabled in the near future.
Ceisteanna—Questions . Oral Answers . - Conditions of Disabled .
3.
: I am not satisfied that bringing all the services for the handicapped under a single Minister of State as proposed in the NESC report would be an improvement on the present arrangements or that it would be practical to do so.