Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I have raised the issue because most parents I have dealt with were not aware of a review date. Sometimes if one rings up in advance one can get the date but one is not informed at the start that there will be a review in one, two or three years. It does not matter much whether they are informed at the start or whether notice goes out with sufficient time for them to make the preparation to get the most up-to-date information from the professionals dealing with it.

Does the Minister agree that no domiciliary care allowance payment should be withdrawn without the deciding officers meeting the parents and child involved? This reassurance could deal with some of the concerns of parents who have a child with a disability so severe that the child needs care and attention or supervision over and above that of another child of the same age. This reassurance would address most of the concerns of parents.

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