Results 19,841-19,860 of 22,424 for speaker:Finian McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: I am aware of the recent publication of the Report, referred to by the Deputy. I facilitated a request to meet with Rehab and I am considering the contents of the Report.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (5 Dec 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 Provision (5 Dec 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 Provision (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (5 Dec 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 Payments (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: My Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible. Where a customer’s appeal is successful, every effort is made to implement the decision of the Appeals Officer (AO) within 3 weeks of notice of the decision being received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance from this gentleman on 4 October 2018. 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 DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 25 July 2018. The first payment was made by her chosen payment method on 14 November 2018. Arrears of payment due issued to the person concerned on 21 November 2018. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance from this gentleman on 3 August 2018. The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their claim. Additional medical evidence for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is medically certified up to the 2nd December 2018 and now paid up to the 1st December 2018 with all arrears owing to her having been issued. Details of all payments that have issued to the person concerned have been sent to that person. If the person concerned remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned currently being processed, this particular claim was delayed as a result of an interaction with another Social Welfare scheme payment. My officials expect to have the matter resolved in the next couple of days. When the claim is processed all arrears due will issue without delay. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is certified to the 23rd December 2018 and paid to the 6th December 2018. Further payments will issue up to the certified date. If the person concerned remains ill and unfit for work after the 23rd December 2018 a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department in order for payments to issue after this date. Details of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department administers the Illness Benefit scheme to those customers who cannot work because they are sick or ill provided they are covered by the appropriate class of social insurance (PRSI) and satisfy the PRSI conditions. The person concerned does not qualify for a payment of Illness Benefit as she does not satisfy the first PRSI contribution qualifying condition which requires a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (5 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: The gentleman referred to has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from 19 July 2018. Payment will issue to his nominated bank account on 13 December 2018. Arrears of payment due from 19 July 2018 to 12 December 2018 will issue as soon as possible. The gentleman in question was notified of this decision on 03 December 2018. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Finian McGrath: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to have this opportunity to address the House on Second Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018. The Bill was published on 14 November and, as Deputies will be aware, concluded its passage through the Seanad last week. I welcome the support received in that House for the core principle of community rating, which...