Dáil debates

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Questions on Promised Legislation

 

1:25 pm

Photo of Mattie McGrathMattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am glad the Taoiseach retained the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, in his post. The mobility allowance issue has been dragging along for three or four years. We were promised a review and the Minister of State has met the members of the Rural Independent Group and others on this. Families are suffering hugely as a result of this lousy cut. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has its claws all over it, but I do not know why it is taking so long to reintroduce the scheme. I accept there will be new criteria and so forth but there must be some movement on it. It is simply unfair to families throughout the country who badly need the allowance. Many of them have old vehicles that are only fit for scrap so they must renew their vehicles. They need the mobility allowance immediately. They cannot wait for more promises as this has been ongoing for so long.

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