We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Ellen Garvey, a Drogheda woman living with Spina Bifida, who is pleading with policy makers to allow Emotional Support Animals to travel on public transport and to be allowed entry to public places.
39-year-old Ellen described her beloved dog, Treasa, as she launched a campaign to allow ‘therapy ‘dogs be allowed to accompany their owners on public transport throughout Ireland. She said: “Treasa saved my life, and she is my lifeline, and I should be able to travel on public transport with her”.
Ellen, who has Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and suffers from Epilepsy, was speaking ahead of the official launch of a new national advocacy group for people with disabilities, Cothrom, who argue that poverty amongst this sector is more than money and includes exclusion of any kind.