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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Dr. McCarthy. Our last speaker is Dr. Singh, on behalf of the Department of Social Protection.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I thank Dr. Singh. I call Deputy Willie O'Dea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: To be fair, that was not said. In fact, what the Department-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I want to be fair to the Department. It said it accepted the diagnosis of the doctor. The diagnosis is not the issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Everybody has spoken and I call on Dr. Singh to commence the replies. Members have raised a lot of issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: If there is anything outstanding, we can return to the witness.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Does the increase in the number of applications for carer's allowance relate to the increase in the number of older people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Is it the case that some of those people are on State pensions and that their spouses or whomever might receive carer's allowance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Any application would have some medical aspect. Is the €44 fee being paid for every application?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I dealt with a case recently in which the doctor was providing very little information. I suggested that the person get all his information from the hospital. under the freedom of information regime. I went through it, pulled out relevant letters and those were enclosed with the application. Some doctors are not really coming up with the goods and yet they are getting paid for it, which...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: It was invited but it notified us quite late in the day that it could not attend.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Does Mr. Dunne or Ms Cox wish to add anything?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Deputy O'Dea, is that your only question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: Does the Deputy mean that a review of the overall scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: I suppose that is an issue for the Department to take on board.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: We cannot address that issue now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: We can write and reiterate the view of the committee. The officials can take note as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: To be fair, the Department has outlined that there has been a review. Is the Carers' Association saying an addition review is required?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Medical Eligibility Criteria for Social Protection Payments: Discussion (29 Apr 2015)
Joanna Tuffy: When the Carers Association called for a review what does that mean?