Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2019
688. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1191 of 15 January 2019, if consideration will be given to running a pilot scheme similar to one which operated in the UK from 2012 to 2015 to provide election candidates with disabilities with financial assistance for disability-related costs related to standing for election. [2790/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have no current plans to introduce a pilot scheme to specifically financially assist candidates with disabilities who wish to stand for election. The focus of my Department's work in this area relates to progressing the accessibility of voting and voter information, which is set down in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017 -2021 as an action point for my Department in order to improve the participation of persons with disability in political and public life.
