Listen Back: Local disability advocate warns most vulnerable 'living in poverty'. David Cahill, a local disability advocate based in Ballyjamesduff has urged people with disabilities; who are struggling with rising electricity and home heating costs; to apply for the Department of Social Protection's Additional Needs Payment.
Moreover, David says the ongoing campaign by the Disability Federation of Ireland; the Irish Wheelchair Association; and Access for All Ireland for an urgent cost of disability payment of €400; is only the next step in a wider set of reforms that are urgently needed.
Furthermore, the Social Democrats recently hosted a meeting in Leinster House where people with disabilities told harrowing stories of their lived experiences over the past few months. Indeed, the hardships they are facing choosing between putting food on the table or turning the heating on.
Jodie Curran has been speaking in detail with David Cahill in relation to the matter:
