Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2016
14. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to re-establish the group People with Disabilities in Ireland, PWDI, or a similar county by county service users organisation to ensure that local consultation is facilitated at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29409/16]
View answerIn considering the question of whether the State should take a lead role in the creation of an umbrella organisation in the Disability Sector, it is worth bearing in mind how diverse the Sector is, and how many individual civil society organisations operate within it. It is my view that the possible re-establishment of any new body with an overarching or coordination role is a matter in the first instance for the Sector to consider. As Minister for Disabilities I would, of course, be happy to hear any views which such a proposed organisation may have following its consultative process.
