1260. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a full comparison between current weekly disability related payments, including disability allowance, invalidity pension and disablement benefit, and the national minimum wage equivalent annual income; if he accepts that current payment levels place many people with physical impairments in poverty; and his plans to increase these payments to a level that reflects a minimum adequate standard of living, in line with the State’s obligations under Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [43382/26]

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1260. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a full comparison between current weekly disability related payments, including disability allowance, invalidity pension and disablement benefit, and the national minimum wage equivalent annual income; if he accepts that current payment levels place many people with physical impairments in poverty; and his plans to increase these payments to a level that reflects a minimum adequate standard of living, in line with the State’s obligations under Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [43382/26]

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