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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Oct 2017)

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: Health Services Provision (24 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy's question relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HIQA Standards (24 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 to 257, 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 Funding (24 Oct 2017)

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 (24 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Health Service Executive is currently in the process of finalising its National Service Plan for 2018, in consultation with officials from my Department. Detailed Operational Plans for the coming year for each of the Executive's service areas, including disability services, will stem from this process.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Oct 2017)

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 Services Funding (24 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: Engaging with young people with disabilities at a time when their disability threatens to keep them out of the workforce is critical if we are to create the best possible opportunities for people with disabilities to fulfil their potential. One response to this situation is a new pre-activation programme for young people with disabilities, called the Ability programme, which was launched in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (24 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: The application for disability allowance (DA) from this lady was disallowed by a deciding officer (DO) who decided that she did not satisfy the medical conditions for the scheme. This decision was appealed to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO). The decision of the Appeals Officer deemed the person medically suitable for the scheme. Subsequently the file was forwarded to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (24 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: Self-employed workers will be eligible to apply for invalidity pension from December 2017. This is a major reform as self-employed people could have access to income support without having to go through a means test, if they become permanently incapable of work as a result of an illness or disability. Legislation for this measure has already been enacted through the Social Welfare Act,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Response Times (24 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Senator for his initial comments. I was delighted to visit the Holy Family special school in Cootehill yesterday and to announce that, at long last, there will be funding for a new school. Planning and design is under way and I hope that building will start in early 2018. I wish the school well. As the Senator knows, the staff are fantastic and great people who have an amazing...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Response Times (24 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Senator has raised a number of crucial issues. First, on the matter of services in rural Ireland, ass far as I am concerned, people living in rural Ireland have the same rights to an ambulance service and good quality health services as people living in urban areas. This is a very important matter when it comes to discussing strategic health service plans the length and breadth of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (25 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: I was pleased to have the opportunity to discuss the proposed Health (Transport Support) Bill with the Joint Committee on Public Petitions on Wednesday 11 October. The Deputy will be familiar with the background to the closure of both the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant schemes in February 2013. Since the closure of the Mobility Allowance, the Government has directed that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (25 Oct 2017)

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 (25 Oct 2017)

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: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (25 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: Participants on Community Employment (CE) schemes can retain their Fuel Allowance (FA) and Household Benefit Package (HBP) where they had an entitlement to same prior to commencing on the CE Scheme. The lady in question is in receipt of an Invalidity Pension (IP) including the FA and HBP and will retain both these payments for the duration she is on the CE scheme. Upon completion of the CE...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Data (25 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: There are 54,244 customers in receipt of illness benefit. Of these 15,612 are claiming for more than two years, 35,684 are claims with entitlement limited to 624 days (two years) and 2,948 are claims with entitlement limited to 312 days (one year). There are 132,321 customers in receipt of Disability Allowance and 57,185 customers in receipt of Invalidity Pension.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (26 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: Ireland signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007 and since then, successive Governments have emphasised Ireland’s strong commitment to proceed to ratification as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are met. This Government remains committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (26 Oct 2017)

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: Primary Medical Certificates (26 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy's question relates to an individual case, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Oct 2017)

Finian McGrath: The HSE has operational responsibility for planning, managing and delivering home and community based services to both people with a disability and to older people. If the Deputy has a specific case in mind, please forward the details so the HSE can be asked to respond accordingly. As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred the question to the Health Service...