293 Ms Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to implement a cost of disability payment to persons with disabilities; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that all groups dealing with disability concur with the view that a cost of disability payment is essential for promoting independent living; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that such a payment is recommended by the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities; her views on whether the net effect of not having such a payment coupled with the restrictive means testing of the mobility allowance makes it economically unviable for persons with significant disabilities to participate in paid employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35650/05]

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293 Ms Lynch asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to implement a cost of disability payment to persons with disabilities; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that all groups dealing with disability concur with the view that a cost of disability payment is essential for promoting independent living; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that such a payment is recommended by the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities; her views on whether the net effect of not having such a payment coupled with the restrictive means testing of the mobility allowance makes it economically unviable for persons with significant disabilities to participate in paid employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35650/05]

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