Clare Disability Forum Says Tánaiste Responsible for Adequate Cost of Disability Payment

Clare Leader Forum cost of disability payment: a Clare disability rights activist says responsibility for delivering an adequate cost of disability payment lies with the Tánaiste. A working group of disabled people met Ministers Jack Chambers and Dara Calleary to discuss a proposed fully refundable €500 Cost of Disability tax credit, and the group agreed to be included in future co-design, but Forum Director Ann Marie Flanagan says members left almost deflated.

Felix ReevesPublished: 6 November 2026, 12:28 AM EST

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Clare Leader forum cost of disability payment, Digi Mart USA News (Clare, Ireland): A Clare disability rights activist says responsibility for delivering an adequate cost of disability payment lies with the Tánaiste.

A meeting between a group of working disabled people and Ministers Jack Chambers and Dara Calleary was held the previous day to discuss proposals for a fully refundable €500 Cost of Disability tax credit.

The Ministers agreed that the working group would be included in the co-design of a cost of disability package going forward. They also arranged a future meeting with the Department of Finance on the issue.

Clare Leader Forum Director Ann Marie Flanagan says the group left “almost deflated” because the Ministers’ departments were unable to fully address their concerns.