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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance was received from the person concerned on the 26th February 2018. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 18th June 2018 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of the decision was requested on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: The lady referred to has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from 15 February 2018. Payment will issue to her nominated post office on 21 February 2019. Any arrears due from 15 February 2018 to 20 February 2019 will issue as soon as possible. The lady in question was notified of this decision on 5 February 2019. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: The gentleman concerned was awarded Invalidity Pension (IP) from 14 June 2018 at the maximum weekly personal rate of €203.50 with first payment issuing to his nominated bank account on 14 June 2018. The gentleman concerned was in receipt of an increase for qualified children (IQC) on his claim for Illness Benefit. A review of his entitlement to IQC was carried out and it was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: Based on the evidence supplied in support of this person’s application, her application for disability allowance (DA) was disallowed on the grounds that the medical qualifying condition was not satisfied. The person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 31 October 2018. They requested a review of the decision by a deciding officer (DO) and submitted additional medical...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned was paid Partial Capacity Benefit up to the 11th January 2019 at a rate of €99 per week. This amount is 50% of her Illness Benefit rate and is paid where a person's restriction on capacity to work is assessed as moderate. She is currently in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit. As the person concerned requested to be moved from Partial Capacity Benefit to Illness...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: Based on the evidence supplied in support of this person’s application, his application for disability allowance (DA) was disallowed on the grounds that the medical qualifying condition was not satisfied. The person in question was notified of this decision on 30 November 2011. It is open to this gentleman to make a new application for DA and his eligibility will be examined taking all...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: Entitlement to Disability Allowance (DA) is based on satisfying medical, means and residency conditions. The person must be between the age 16 and 66. Medical eligibility for DA is assessed on a case by case basis and is determined by its severity, and resultant effects on activities of daily living and work-related activities. Eligibility is not based solely on diagnosis or treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the gentleman referred to on 08 November 2018. A Deciding Officer of the Department wrote to him on 11 February 2019 requesting confirmation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 18th January 2019. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from this lady on 18 January 2019. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the gentleman concerned on 28 January 2019.The deciding officer (DO) is satisfied that the medical conditions for the scheme are satisfied. On 08...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (12 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the gentleman referred to on 04 October 2018. This claim was disallowed on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Illness Benefit Payments (13 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. I commend his work in highlighting issues with claiming illness benefit. I appreciate his genuine concern. The Department informs me that people who are due payments and whose certificates and claims are in order are receiving their entitlements promptly. Departmental staff are processing over 9,000 transactions per day, which is an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Illness Benefit Payments (13 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: I accept the Deputy's point on the vulnerable people and we need to resolve and address that. A number of difficulties arose with the changeover to a new system. These included people not receiving payments or receiving split or irregular payments. A large number of queries led to long delays in call answering. Up to 20% of those in receipt of illness benefit were impacted upon. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates Applications (13 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: To qualify for the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme, which is operated by the Revenue Commissioners, an applicant must have a Primary Medical Certificate. To qualify for a Primary Medical Certificate, an applicant must be permanently and severely disabled within the terms of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (13 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: I understand that the HSE issued a reply to the Deputy on 18th December 2018. I have requested that a copy of the reply is re-issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (13 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (14 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...