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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (15 Jan 2019)

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 (15 Jan 2019)

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 (15 Jan 2019)

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 (15 Jan 2019)

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: Speech and Language Therapy (15 Jan 2019)

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 Appeals (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 28 March 2018, as a result of further medical evidence which she submitted to the Department. The first payment will be made by her chosen payment method on 16 January 2019. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: The lady referred to has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from 30 November 2017. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on 24 January 2019. Arrears due from 30 November 2017 to 23 January 2019 (less any overlapping social welfare payment) will issue as soon as possible. The lady in question was notified of this decision on 08 January 2019. I hope this clarifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: This lady was awarded disability allowance with effect from 27 September 2017. Arrears of payment due for the period 27 September 2017 to 11 December 2018 issued to this lady's bank account on 7 January 2019. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 10 September 2018. Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was disallowed on the grounds that they do not satisfy the medical conditions for disability allowance and they are not habitually resident in this state. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 3 January 2019 and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: Domiciliary care allowance is payable in respect of children with a severe disability who require care and attention substantially in excess of that required by children of a similar age without their disability, providing this additional care is likely to last for at least 12 months. This allowance and the related annual carers support grant are not provided for a specific purpose and can be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from this lady on the 16th July 2015. This application satisfied the qualifying conditions for the allowance and a letter issued on the 16th October 2015 advising of the decision to award the allowance from the 1st August 2015, the month following receipt of the application, as provided for under the relevant legislation. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on 9th July 2018. This application satisfied the qualifying conditions for the allowance and a letter issued on the 21st September 2018 advising of the decision to award the allowance from 1st August 2018, the month following receipt of the application, as provided for under the relevant legislation....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: This gentleman was awarded Disability Allowance with effect from 11 October 2017. Arrears of payment due for the period 11 October 2017 to 13 November 2018 have issued to this gentleman's bank account and will be paid on 9 January 2019. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: The gentleman referred to has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from 30 August 2018. Payment will issue to his nominated bank account on 24 January 2019. Any arrears due from 30 August 2018 to 23 January 2019 will issue as soon as possible. The gentleman in question was notified of this decision on the 10 January 2019. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: In line with the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for people with disabilities, my Department is committed to helping more people with disabilities take up and remain in employment where there is a capacity and desire to do so. To this end, the Department provides a range of employment related supports. These supports include the following: - The Employability service, delivered under a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: While both the wage subsidy scheme (WSS) and the partial capacity benefit (PCB) schemes seek to improve employment outcomes for persons with disabilities, they operate in different ways and with different qualifying conditions. In particular, the WSS is a support to employers while the PCB is a support provided to individuals. The partial capacity benefit (PCB) scheme is designed for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Support Services Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: The reasonable accommodation fund assists employers to take appropriate measures to enable a person with a disability/impairment to have obtain or retain employment by providing a range of grants. These grants and supports include the workplace equipment adaptation grant, the personal reader grant, the job interview interpreter grant and the employee retention grant. The purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from this lady on the 27th August 2018. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 16th November 2018 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested on the 3rd...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (15 Jan 2019)

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 from the lady referred to on 05 December 2018. This application was disallowed on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance with effect from 8 August 2018. The first payment was made by her chosen payment method on 7 November 2018. Arrears of payment due have issued to the person concerned on 10 January 2019. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.