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Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Support Services (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: In considering the question of whether the State should take a lead role in the creation of an umbrella organisation in the Disability Sector, it is worth bearing in mind how diverse the Sector is, and how many individual civil society organisations operate within it. It is my view that the possible re-establishment of any new body with an overarching or coordination role is a matter in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: Under Social Protection Regulations the rate payable on illness benefit claims is dependent on a person’s average weekly earnings in the governing contribution year. For claims made in 2016 the governing contribution year is 2014. The illness benefit claim of the person concerned was awarded on 22 September 2016 and payment has been made. The rate of illness benefit is €177.10...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: The application for disability allowance (DA) from the person in question was disallowed by a deciding officer (DO) who decided that she did not meet the medical requirements to qualify for the scheme. Notification of this decision, and the reasons why the decision was reached, were issued to the person on 30 August 2016. The person in question has lodged an appeal with the independent...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that the department was notified by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 4 October 2016 that the appeal for the person in question was upheld and was deemed to be medically suitable for the scheme. Her file has been passed to a deciding officer to implement the appeals officers’ decision and the person concerned will be notified in writing once full entitlement has been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: The person in question was awarded an increase for a qualified adult (IQA) at a reduced rate from the 28 July 2016 to the 12 September 2016. Payment including arrears, issued to her nominated bank account on 6 October 2016. The person in question has requested backdated payment of IQA to August 2015. This request is currently being assessed. On completion of assessment, the person in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (11 Oct 2016)

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 person concerned on 9 August 2016. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Applications (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: Partial capacity benefit (PCB) is a social welfare scheme which allows a person to return to employment if they have a reduced capacity for work. A person who applies for PCB will, in the first instance, be assessed by a medical assessor who expresses an opinion on the degree of work capacity. An application for PCB was received from the person concerned on 29 June 2016. It has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 345 and 457 together. The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme, is the responsibility of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has brought forward a new model of supports to facilitate the full participation of children with a disability in the ECCE Programme. The new model will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 350 and 352 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: Disability Services Funding (11 Oct 2016)

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 Provision (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 354, 355 and 356 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: Respite Care Grant Applications (11 Oct 2016)

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 Provision (11 Oct 2016)

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 (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: In 2015, when announcing the State's multi-annual capital programme Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021, the Government allocated €100m investment over the multi-annual period to replace, upgrade and refurbish long-stay accommodation for Persons with a disability. This work, when completed, will achieve compliance and registration with HIQA. While...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowances (11 Oct 2016)

Finian McGrath: Conscious of the reports of the Ombudsman in 2011 and 2012 regarding the legal status of both the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Schemes in the context of the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided to close both schemes in February 2013. Both schemes remain closed. There are no grants provided by the Department of Health for the purchase of adapted vehicles. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (11 Oct 2016)

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 (11 Oct 2016)

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...