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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (25 Oct 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 (25 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 250 together. I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to the report of the Task Force on Personalised Budgets, which I published on 17 July 2018. The report is available on the Department of Health website. The report sets out how personalised budgets could work as a funding mechanism for people with a disability, providing them with greater choice...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Oct 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: HSE Staff (25 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Minister for Health has no role in determining the refund of legal fees. 

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (25 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: My Department recently moved to a new IT system for Illness Benefit (IB) and this has impacted on payments to some IB customers. The IB claim for the person concerned is paid up to date.  She is currently medically certified until 29th October 2018.  If she remains ill after that date, she should continue to send medical certs to the Department.  I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (25 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department administers the Illness Benefit (IB) scheme to those customers who cannot work because they are ill provided they are covered by the appropriate class of social insurance (PRSI) and satisfy the PRSI conditions. The person concerned does not satisfy the PRSI conditions for the award of an IB payment. A decision letter will issue to him today. I trust this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (25 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: My Department recently moved to a new IT system and this has impacted on payments to some Illness Benefit (IB) customers. The Department acknowledges that this move has caused difficulties for some customers, leading to a large volume of calls to its helpline and delays in responding to customer queries. In order to address this, the Department is deploying additional staff to manage...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (25 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: My Department is unable to ascertain the entitlements of the person concerned as they cannot be identified from the information provided in the question. This gentleman should visit his local INTREO Office for information on the various services and schemes administered by my department. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Oct 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 (24 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Oct 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: Illness Benefit Payments (24 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is paid up to date and he is currently certified to 28th October 2018.  If he remains ill after that date, he should submit further medical certificates.  I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (24 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: Following a successful appeal, this lady has been awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 15 November 2017. The first payment will be made on 24 October 2018. Arrears of payment due, will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated and applied in respect of any overlapping payments or in respect of outstanding overpayments (if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (24 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department administers the Illness Benefit (IB) scheme to those customers who cannot work because they are ill, provided they are covered by the appropriate class of pay related social insurance (PRSI) and satisfy the PRSI conditions. A customer may be eligible for an increase in their payment for a child dependent, subject to meeting certain conditions....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (24 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: My Department recently moved to a new IT system and this has impacted on payments to some Illness Benefit (IB) customers. The transition has involved moving from a payment in arrears system to a real-time system for IB.  The Department acknowledges that this move has caused difficulties for some customers leading to a large volume of calls to its helpline and long delays in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (24 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: Illness Benefit (IB) is paid for a maximum of  two years (624 payment days) where at least 260 weeks of reckonable social insurance contributions have been paid since the person first started work. The person concerned was in receipt of IB and was paid up until 5th September 2018 when her benefit exhausted. The person's request to be granted a Back to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (24 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is paid up to his certified date which is 18th October 2018.  If the person remains ill, he should forward a further medical certificate to the Department as soon as possible. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (24 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: My Department has experienced processing and payment delays in respect of some customers following the changeover of the Illness/Occupational Illness Benefit  schemes to a new IT system. With regard to the person concerned, there is currently no record of the receipt of a claim for Occupational Injury Benefit. An application form has been...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Insurance Payments (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Deputy. I take his point on excessive charges considering that the cost of a routine procedure exceeded €8,000. The procedure in question was a stenting of the heart. I take the Deputy's point that his constituents remain unhappy about the rate of the VHI charge. These are genuine concerns. He asked what we are going to do. Of course we must try to do something...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Insurance Payments (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: I will tell the Deputy some of my big ideas.