Services for People with Disabilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 February 2019

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Questions (282)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

Question:

282. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has written or is writing to disability organisations under the aegis of his Department or in receipt of funding from same requesting savings to be made in their budgets; if so, the details of the organisations; the saving required from each; the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8023/19]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality

The Department of Justice and Equality does not provide any services to people with disabilities and does not fund any service providers. As a consequence, it has not written to any disability organisations requesting that savings be made in their budgets.