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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (11 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: A review of this gentleman's disability allowance (DA) was carried out and it was established by a social welfare inspector (SWI) that the person concerned had means not previously disclosed to this department. DA is a means tested scheme and the way means are assessed is laid down in social welfare legislation. The person concerned was notified on 8 July 2019 that his DA was suspended...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: In recent months, we have been negotiating with the HSE and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the 2020 HSE service plan for 2020. The issue of residential places has been one of my top five priorities during those negotiations. We need to deal with many issues, including day services and personal assistance hours. The bottom line is that we have a cohort of elderly parents...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: I will come back to the Deputy with the details. It will probably be next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: Yes, absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: I am aware of this case. The important thing to say is that emergency residential places constitute a very important issue in the debate on the service plan. As I said earlier, there will be a significant increase in resources over the €2 billion figure regarding the HSE service plan. I want to personalise this in one way because I agree with Deputy O'Connell that the important thing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues (11 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: I will respond to that. Respite is a very important part of our disability plan and the disability programme for the past 12 months. It is also part of our reform agenda. We have just completed our 12th new respite house. As a result of the €10 million we got last year, we have 12 new houses up and running throughout the country. We are planning for 33,000 day respite places and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Funding (12 Dec 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: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Dec 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: Psychological Services (12 Dec 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: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (12 Dec 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 (12 Dec 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: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 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 commitment is outlined...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (12 Dec 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 Data (12 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 263 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 commitment is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (12 Dec 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: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (12 Dec 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 Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that an application from this gentleman for disability allowance (DA) was received by the Department on 26 September 2019. The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their claim. The application has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: An application for Partial Capacity Benefit from the person concerned was received on the 3rd December 2019. This application is currently being processed. I am advised that this is being dealt with as a matter of urgency and that the person concerned will be notified as soon as a decision has been made. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Finian McGrath: The lady concerned is in receipt of Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) for two children, one since 2015 and one since 2017; there is no other application for DCA pending at this time. The child who is in payment since 2015 was amongst a number of DCA cases randomly selected earlier this year for a review of their continued entitlement to the payment. Those selected were asked to complete a...

Seanad: Appointment of Sarcoma Specialist at St. Vincent's University Hospital: Statements (12 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to update the House on this matter. St. Vincent's University Hospital advised my Department on September 25 that the person recruited to fill a permanent post of consultant medical oncologist with a special interest in sarcoma would not be taking up the post. The individual was due to commence this position on 1 September. However, on 17 September, human resources...