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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: We obviously do not expect the Minister to announce details of any proposed scheme on the floor of the House. I do not think the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, who is chairing the group, would thank him if he did. Are we working towards a deadline? Are there a specified number of meetings where a decision has to be arrived at? Will the Minister elaborate on the process that is left?...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: A question seeking clarification on whether funding is available has been asked. That is very important. It has also been asked when the new scheme will be up and running. After 23 or 24 years, that is the least people deserve. They deserve a timeline. As of 13 February, 923 people were on an appeals waiting list. I do not know where the Minister's figures are in that, but maybe he can...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Michael McGrath: I thank the Deputies. I got the appeals board back up and running. It is now working its way through the backlog. The latest information I have from the secretary of the board is that 834 appellants were on the waiting list as of 21 February. As I said, since the appeals process was reconstituted, 334 appeals have been assessed. The board has prioritised the waiting list using clinically...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Question No. 10 taken with Written Answers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Marian Harkin: 9. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the review of the disabled drivers scheme; and the new criteria being considered line with international best practice. [15225/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance when the new primary medical certificate criteria will be introduced; if he can provide any update on the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15285/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: 40. To ask the Minister for Finance for a status update on his Department's work to develop a new scheme to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme with a modern, fit-for-purpose vehicle adaptation scheme as recommended by the National Disability Inclusion Strategy Transport Working Group; the number of meetings held by the senior officials group to date, and the dates of...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Marian Harkin: I seek an update on the Minister’s work on finalising the new scheme that is set to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme. We know the senior officials group has had a number of meetings. I believe the Minister submitted a note to that group in mid-January this year. When can we expect the green light? What is the update on what is happening?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9, 18 and 40 together. The Deputies will be aware that the final report of the national disability inclusion strategy, NDIS, transport working group's review of mobility and transport supports, including the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, DDS, endorsed proposals for a modern, fit-for-purpose vehicle adaptation scheme in line with...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Marian Harkin: While I do not have recent answers in front of me, it seems the Minister’s remarks here today are quite similar except that there has been a fourth meeting. I accept that the Department of the Taoiseach is meeting, that the Minister’s Department is meeting, and that the Minister sent a note outlining a proposal for a new scheme. Can he give us any information on that? He says...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish to support Deputy Harkin. I have followed this issue for some time. The Minister’s response towards the end was not too dissimilar to replies we have received to previous parliamentary questions. I echo what Deputy Harkin said. The Minister might provide us with any content arising from the last meeting to give us an idea of what the outstanding issues might be. As he said,...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The one difference in the Minister’s answer is that there has been a meeting this year. Given the context, this is unacceptable. He has to give us details about when the new scheme will be up and running. In 2001, 23 years ago, the Ombudsman told us the scheme was improperly discriminatory, overly rigid and inflexible and appeared to be causing inequity. Then we had a Supreme Court...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Michael McGrath: While I do not have data on the rate of success in the appeals, I can say the volume of activity is much improved and 334 appellants have been assessed since the appeals process recommenced in December. I do not have the split - I am sure it can be provided through parliamentary questions and so on - but it represents a lot of progress. I think well over 1,000 people were on the waiting...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)
Marian Harkin: Deputy Connolly raised a question about the appeals board. In the appeals, is it taking on board the new philosophy that the Minister spoke about in relation to the alternative gateway? 5 o’clock The Minister said he is not taking the lead on this. Does the note from his Department indicate that funding will be in place for this alternative gateway when we look at the...