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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: I thank Senator Swanick for raising this particular case, but also the broader issue because we have to deal with that issue when it comes to institutional settings. I emphasis that we have been dealing with the particular case the Senator raised. Two of the advisers in my office have been on to the Housing Agency and Fingal County Council. They have also been working closely with Senator...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (18 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. 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 the Health Service Executive should continue to pay an equivalent monthly payment of up to €208.50...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (18 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Programme for a Partnership Government commits that a new model of In-School Speech and Language Therapy will be established.  Budget 2018 provided an additional €2m to introduce a demonstration project for in-school Therapy services in 2018. It is intended that the project should commence in schools from September 2018 and proceed over the course of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Expenditure (18 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. In the 2018 National Service Plan, the HSE's priority is to provide 1.46 million hours of personal assistance to more than 2,000 people with disability, representing an increase of 60,000 hours over the 2017 target of 1.4 million hours. As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Appeals (18 Apr 2018)

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 (18 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 29 December 2016. Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds as it was not found that this lady was substantially restricted in taking up employment. It was also refused on habitual residency as she was not found to be habitually resident in the state. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: The HSE is rolling out the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People Programme.  This Programme entails the reconfiguration of all current HSE and HSE funded children’s disability services into geographically-based Children’s Disability Network Teams. The Programme aims to achieve a nationally equitable approach to service provision for all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (19 Apr 2018)

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 Provision (19 Apr 2018)

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 Support Services Funding (19 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Health Service Executive (HSE) is committed to protecting the level of Personal Assistant services available to persons with disabilities. In the 2018 National Service Plan, the HSE's priority is to provide 1.46 million hours of personal assistance to more than 2,000 people with a disability, representing an increase of 60,000 hours over the 2017 target of 1.4 million hours. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (19 Apr 2018)

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 (19 Apr 2018)

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 Staff Recruitment (19 Apr 2018)

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 Applications (19 Apr 2018)

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: Disabilities Assessments (19 Apr 2018)

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: Transport Support Scheme (19 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: 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 the Health Service Executive should continue to pay an equivalent monthly payment of up to €208.50 per month to the 4,133 people in receipt of the Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (19 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from this lady on the 28thAugust 2017. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 23rd November 2017 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. An appeal of the decision was requested on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (19 Apr 2018)

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. To qualify for IP a claimant must, inter-alia, have at least 260 (5 years) paid PRSI contributions since entering social insurance and 48 contributions paid or credited in the last complete...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (19 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: Except in certain exceptional circumstances, disability allowance (DA) is not payable for any period in respect of which the claimant is resident outside of the State. In all circumstances, disability allowance recipients must inform the Department that they are intending to leave the State. For control reasons, the Department has decided that the appropriate payment method for the person...

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services Provision (24 Apr 2018)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputies Barry Cowen and Carol Nolan for raising this very important issue. I want to begin by reassuring the Deputies that there has been no reduction in funding or total GP clinical time allocated to the MIDOC services. Second, I understand the decision to reorganise MIDOC services in Offaly was taken by participating GPs in conjunction with the HSE and that they believe the...