Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The legislation is being handled by the Minister of State and it is on the priority list. The intention in the Bill is to introduce a new form of mobility allowance precisely for the people to whom the Deputy referred. We absolutely accept that this has gone on for too long and we will conclude this as soon as we can but it involves ongoing discussions between the Departments of Health and Public Expenditure and Reform because there will be budgetary implications and those can only kick in from next October's budget.

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