PQ 396
396. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the constitutional doctrine of "under-inclusiveness" as identified in the Reeves judgment and affirmed by the Supreme Court in the 2025 theory judgment; his views on whether the current medical criteria for the disabled drivers scheme are unconstitutionally under-inclusive by arbitrarily excluding citizens with significant mobility needs who do not meet the narrow 2020 criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6462/26]
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396. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of the constitutional doctrine of "under-inclusiveness" as identified in the Reeves judgment and affirmed by the Supreme Court in the 2025 theory judgment; his views on whether the current medical criteria for the disabled drivers scheme are unconstitutionally under-inclusive by arbitrarily excluding citizens with significant mobility needs who do not meet the narrow 2020 criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6462/26]
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