PQ 226
226. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport regarding the VAS scheme which is set to replace the DD1 disabled drivers scheme, if he will provide assurance that the financial assistance in purchasing a vehicle for persons or carers of persons with a disability will not be taken away and that the right to personal mobility, including the need to own a modified vehicle, will not be impeded; if there will be financial aid to newcomers onto the vehicle adaptation scheme, in the purchase of a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51748/26]
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226. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport regarding the VAS scheme which is set to replace the DD1 disabled drivers scheme, if he will provide assurance that the financial assistance in purchasing a vehicle for persons or carers of persons with a disability will not be taken away and that the right to personal mobility, including the need to own a modified vehicle, will not be impeded; if there will be financial aid to newcomers onto the vehicle adaptation scheme, in the purchase of a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51748/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-07-07/226/
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