Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would be worried if the Deputy was to be cross. It would be a cause of upset not just to me but perhaps to the nation.

There is a consistent problem with disability applications with which many Members will be familiar, which is that people submit incomplete forms. They, therefore, have to submit further applications or else they are refused because they do not give sufficient supporting medical data when they make the initial application. We are working on this in the Department. Many Members assist individual constituents and it would be hugely helpful to the Department if the applications were as complete as possible and had as much supporting medical evidence as possible from the applicants' medical advisers. That would certainly help.

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