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#750 1 In 4 Disabled In Ireland? The Numbers Just Don’t Add Up
On today’s show, Niall talks to callers about the latest Census figures which are expected to show that almost 1 million people in Ireland now identify as having a disability, a figure that works out at close to 1 in 4 people in the country.
The numbers have sparked a huge debate online, with many people asking why Ireland’s disability figures appear significantly higher than countries such as the United States and well above World Health Organisation estimates. Some believe the definition of disability has expanded so broadly that it now includes conditions that would once never have…
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