Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The task force on personalised budgets was established in September with the remit to make recommendations on a personalised budget model for people with a disability, which includes, obviously, people who have need of respite. The national task force on youth mental health was established in August and the award of the contract for the national forensic mental health service in Portrane was approved. As announced in the budget all the weekly benefits, including blind pension, carer's benefit and allowance, disability allowance and invalidity pension are to be increased. Obviously, there are other issues in respect of health, including 10,000 medical cards for children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance.

On the specific issue, budget 2017 provided for the extension of entitlement for the treatment benefit scheme and the invalidity pension scheme to self-employed people. Obviously there are other elements of what has been followed through to date. I can advise Deputy Martin later on the specific issue he raised.

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