Irish Government Breaks Promise on Disability Rights Claims Campaigners

Thursday 19 April, 2018 Written by Simon Collyer

- 10.30 a.m. Thursday 19th April 2018 -

Róisín Shortall TD and Senator John Dolan of the Disability Federation of Ireland will today hold a protest at Leinster House to highlight the government's betrayal of 640,000 people with disabilities in Ireland.

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Deputy Shortall will present signatures from a petition she organised calling for the government to honour its commitment and implement the whole Convention so that people with disabilities can bring complaints under it where their rights are breached.

When: Today Thursday 19th April 2018

Where: 10.30a.m. Kildare Street Gates, Leinster House

Who: Róisín Shortall TD, Senator John Dolan