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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (1 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 85 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: Congregated Settings Report (1 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: The Programme for Partnership Government commits to moving people with disabilities out of congregated settings, to facilitate them in living more independently and to be included in their community. Currently, 2649 people live in congregated settings and the objective is to reduce this figure by one-third by 2021 and ultimately, to eliminate all congregated settings. It is anticipated that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (1 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance from this man on 7 November 2016. 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 disability allowance claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (1 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I confirm my department has no record of an application for disability allowance having being made by this man. If the person in concerned wishes to make an application, he should fully complete and submit an application form (DA1) so that his eligibility may be determined. If he has submitted an application for DA in the last few days, there is no need to reapply and my department will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (1 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned is in receipt of illness benefit, formerly called disability benefit. This benefit is payable in respect of work incapacity where the person satisfies certain PRSI contribution conditions. The rate of payment is dependent on the person’s level of earnings in the contribution year governing the claim. The person concerned is being paid at the personal rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (1 Dec 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 (1 Dec 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: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Dec 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: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: The provision of transport to adults with a disability attending HSE-funded day services is not a core health service, and the HSE endeavours to ensure that all service users access public transport, including rural transport services, if possible. In recognition of the challenges which some service users experience in relation to accessible transport, some transport is provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Dec 2016)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (1 Dec 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: Respite Care Services (1 Dec 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...

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the House on the Second Stage of the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill, as passed by Seanad Éireann. The purpose of this Bill is to make it mandatory for medical practitioners, who are engaged in medical practice, to provide evidence of minimum levels of indemnity insurance cover to...

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Dec 2016)

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Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Dec 2016)

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Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputies Kelleher, O'Reilly, Kelly, Harty and Mattie McGrath for their support for the legislation. I also thank the Deputies for putting forward ideas and setting out some of the problems we have in the health service. That is what this debate should always be about. I welcome their contributions on Second Stage of the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill and the fact the...

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (6 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (6 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: An application for invalidity pension (IP) was received from the lady concerned on 5 October 2016. This lady is in receipt of a State pension with effect from 28 November 2016 and has been awarded IP with effect from 06 October 2016 to 27 November 2016. Payment of arrears due from 06 October 2016 to 27 November 2016 (less any overlapping social welfare payment and/or outstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (6 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 218 together. Payment of the 85% Christmas bonus to recipients of a long term Social Welfare payment, commenced in the first week of December. The payment of the bonus, at an estimated cost of over €220 million, will benefit approximately 1.2 million recipients including domiciliary care allowance recipients, social welfare pensioners, the long...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (6 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from this lady on the 21st July 2016. This application satisfied the qualifying conditions for the allowance and a letter issued on the 9th November 2016 advising of the decision to award the allowance from 1st August 2016, the month following receipt of the application, as per the relevant legislation. In order for backdating to...