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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (15 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I am advised that the person concerned did not qualify for Illness Benefit based on her Irish PRSI record. On the 7th October 2019 a letter issued to the person concerned informing her of the situation with her claim. The Department has requested the UK record from the person concerned in order to ascertain if she would qualify for payment based on this.  I am...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (15 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. I will respond to some of the issues raised and also follow up on them. I share the Senator's views on the valuable work carers do in our society. Home supports enable older people to remain in their own homes and communities, as well as facilitating timely discharge from hospital. The Government has made investment in home support...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (15 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I accept the Senator's point about carers. Home supports enable older people and people with disabilities to live as independently as possible, as well as facilitating timely discharge from hospital. The Government has made improved access to home support services a priority in the budget. In 2020 an additional investment of €52 million is being made which will provide over 19.2...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: HSE Properties (15 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Senator for raising this very important issue and for giving me the opportunity to outline to the House the future plans for the site of St. Brigid's Hospital, Ballinasloe. I also thank and commend the Senator for her work on health and disability issues more generally in the Seanad over recent years. Over recent years, the Health Service Executive, HSE, has consolidated the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: HSE Properties (15 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. The HSE has made a significant investment in community-based mental health services in the Ballinasloe area to facilitate the reconfiguration of services away from the acute setting of St. Brigid's Hospital, in line with A Vision for Change. This has resulted in a significant portion of the site and lands being surplus to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (16 Oct 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: Disability Services Funding (16 Oct 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: Disabilities Assessments (16 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: While no additional funding was provided in Budget 2020 for the assessment of needs process, the previous year's Budget provided funding for an additional 100 therapy posts to help reduce the long waiting times for assessment of need and enable children with disabilities to access timely assessment and intervention. Some of these posts are in place and many others are at varying stages of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (16 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy's question relates to a service issue it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (16 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: This 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. The commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme (16 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: My Department provides a range of income supports for persons who are ill or who have a disability.  Two of these supports are the illness Benefit (IB) and Invalidity Pension (IP) schemes.  In summary these schemes operate as follows: 1. Illness Benefit is a payment made to insured people who are unable to work due to illness and who satisfy certain PRSI...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (16 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I am advised that the  information requested is not available as the Department does not collate these specific statistics for Domiciliary Care Allowance.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (17 Oct 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: Disability Diagnoses (17 Oct 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: Disabilities Assessments (17 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 to 185, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (17 Oct 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: Disability Services Data (17 Oct 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: Disability Allowance Appeals (17 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: Disability allowance (DA) is subject to periodic reviews. This lady's entitlement was recently reviewed and it was established that she no longer satisfied the medical condition for receipt of DA. She was notified of this decision on 8 May 2019. The person concerned requested an appeal of the decision and submitted additional medical evidence for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (17 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I can confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from this lady on 5 June 2019.  On 7 September 2019 and on 20 September 2019 the person concerned was requested to supply supporting documentation required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on her eligibility.  On receipt of this information a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (17 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned experienced a delay in his payment as the Department had not yet received his most recent medical certificate and therefore there was a delay in processing it. The person concerned was previously medically certified until the 3rd October 2019, and was fully paid up to this date. The Department processed a further medical certificate on the 11th October 2019 which...