Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I absolutely concur. We see on the ground, even in my role as a Deputy in Limerick city, the impact and benefit it has. I want to acknowledge that there is a significant body of work under way by our officials in the Department. I acknowledge the work of the officials in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform as well. At this moment in time, it is up to date in that discussions are now taking place. The Deputy will be aware, as a former Minister of State, of the process. We are now at the stage of the process where we have a firm proposal from our Department, which is being costed, and we are doing rigorous due diligence. It is now under active discussion between our respective officials. Our clear intention here is to deal with the cases the Deputy mentioned, across the range of the mobility aid grant as I referenced earlier, the housing adaptation for the elderly grant and the disabled person's grant. They are hugely significant on the ground. We hope to bring that to a firm conclusion as quickly as possible.

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