Union wants aid for disabled

The State's largest civil service union has called on the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, to allocate £30 million to making…

The State's largest civil service union has called on the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, to allocate £30 million to making employment more accessible to people with disabilities. The Civil and Public Services Union said the Minister should allocate £10 million a year over the next three years to implementing the report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities.

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