LABOUR TD KENNY WELCOMES MOVE ON DISABILITY ALLOWANCE

Posted on December 7, 2011 3:21 PM   |   Permanent Link   

Dublin North East Labour TD, Sean Kenny, today welcomed the decision to review the proposal to align the rate of Disability Allowance with the rate of Jobseeker's Allowance.

"I have received a lot of feedback on the issue of the Disability Allowance since last night, and I very much welcome the news that the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, has taken on board the concerns raised. I have since spoken to the community groups that have contacted me, and they were very happy to hear of this latest development."

"Tough decisions have had to be made in this Budget, and it has not been easy to make them, but I am satisfied that as part of this Government, Labour has done everything possible to ensure that the tough decisions taken were also as fair as they could be, given the fact the country has very little resources to spend".