Budget 2017 needs to tackle disability issues
Between 2008 and 2015, funding for disability services was reduced by nearly €160m
The truth to be faced up to is that each of us is or will be affected by disability, either personally or through a loved one. More than 56,000 people will become disabled in Ireland in the year ahead. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto
The 2017 budget is the fourth since the ending of the recession. There are 600,000 disabled people and their families. They are citizens of this country.