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flag Irish leader drops controversial plan to means-test disability benefits amid criticism.

flag Simon Harris, a Fine Gael leader, stated that Heather Humphreys, his party colleague and former Social Protection Minister, decided to abandon a controversial proposal to means-test people with disabilities for social welfare. flag The proposal, outlined in a green paper, included a tiered allowance system that critics, including disability activists, deemed degrading and humiliating. flag Senator Tom Clonan compared the proposal to a discredited UK austerity measure, suggesting it would require 250,000 disability allowance recipients to undergo regular medical examinations.

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