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The Social Democrats today, 30th<\/sup>\u00a0January, launched their disability policy which aims to\u00a0promote and protect the rights, quality of life and independence of people with disabilities<\/strong>, addressing decades of under-prioritisation. The policy gets to the root of the problem and proposes good solutions at both a systemic and operational level, including provision for increased funding supports to address the basic funding deficit for services within the sector.<\/p>\n

The policy calls for the urgent signing of the optional protocol to the UNCRPD,\u00a0an overhaul of the system of means testing and financial compensation to family carers of people with long-term incapacitating disabilities and a\u00a0review of the taxation and PRSI pension rights for those with limited earnings capacity due to undertaking a carer role.<\/p>\n

Dave Quinn, the Party\u2019s candidate in Dun Laoghaire<\/strong>\u00a0and a long-time disability activist said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must move to a\u00a0rights-based approach<\/strong>\u00a0when focussing on disability and include disability at the heart of all decisions made by government and public services. This is not only the right thing to do, but it directly impacts on the lives of a huge part of Ireland\u2019s population.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisappointingly, despite promises, the Government did not sign the \u2018Optional Protocol<\/strong>\u2019 of the UNCPRD when Ireland became the last EU country to ratify that convention. Without the protections of the protocol and it\u2019s civil society independent oversight model, people with disabilities, carers and families will continue to face a situation where\u00a0disability rights are dependent on the charity of whoever is in government and the economic cycle at a point in time<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRights with such conditions are not really rights at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cllr Cian O\u2019Callaghan, the party\u2019s candidate for Dublin Bay North<\/strong>\u00a0said:<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryday, I speak to people on the doorsteps who are caring for a family member with a disability. They are selfless and committed yet find themselves having to\u00a0jump through hoops to access financial supports or maintain those supports<\/strong>. Needlessly placing such stress on many of these already over-stretched carers is extremely unfair and we must move to a system whereby one application process is sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n

30th January 2020
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Notes:<\/p>\n

1. The manifesto \u2013\u00a0Putting people with disabilities at the heart of all decisions<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. The Social Democrats are running\u00a020 candidates<\/a>\u00a0all across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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