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Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The HSE operates the Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) for patients entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA Member State under EU Regulation 883/2004, where the treatment is not available in the Irish public hospital system.  The treatment must be a treatment which the patient could legally avail of in the public healthcare system in Ireland if the treatment were available in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 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 Services Data (23 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (23 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (23 Oct 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.  My colleague, the Minister for Health and I brought a Memorandum  to Government on proposals for a new Transport Support Payment Scheme towards the end of the last Dáil session. Following  consideration of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (23 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department recently moved to a new IT system for Illness Benefit (IB).  Arising from the changeover, some IB customers have experienced payment difficulties which the Department is working hard to resolve. The person concerned is now both certified and paid up until 18th October 2018. Her next medical certificate was due on 19th October 2018 and when this is submitted, regular...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department recently moved to a new IT system for Illness Benefit.  Arising from the changeover, some IB customers have experienced payment difficulties which the Department is working hard to resolve. The IB claim for the person concerned is now paid up to date.  His next medical certificate was due on 15th October 2018 and when this is submitted, regular weekly payments of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department recently moved to a new IT system for Illness Benefit. Arising from the changeover, some IB customers have experienced payment difficulties which the Department is working hard to resolve. Payments have now resumed for the person concerned and all arrears owing to her will issue shortly. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department administers the illness benefit scheme to those customers who cannot work because they are ill, they are covered by the appropriate class of social insurance, PRSI, and satisfy the PRSI conditions. Illness Benefit rates are graduated according to a person's average weekly earnings in the relevant tax year. Average weekly earnings are calculated by dividing the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department recently moved to a new IT system for illness benefit, IB. Arising from the changeover, some IB customers have experienced payment difficulties which the Department is working hard to resolve. The person concerned has been paid up to date and normalised payments should now resume. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: Further to question No. 202 on 11 October, and the subsequent email received, the Department has investigated the customer's position.  We have re-checked the customer's record, application and eligibility conditions and the customer does not satisfy the required PRSI contributions for the relevant tax years.  Therefore, Illness Benefit is not in payment to him. I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Waiting Times (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 625 and 628 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department recently moved to a new IT system for Illness Benefit, IB.  Arising from the changeover, some IB customers have experienced payment difficulties which the Department is working hard to resolve. The person concerned has been awarded injury benefit at the full rate and is now paid up to date. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.  

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: I can confirm that the claim for illness benefit, IB, submitted by the person concerned has been received by the Department. However, it has not been decided to date as the person is a qualified adult on her spouse's Jobseeker's Allowance claim. Arrangements are being made to adjust the Jobseeker's Allowance claim which will allow the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary  care allowance was received from the person concerned on 20 April 2018.  The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance.  A letter issued on 3 July 2018 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: My Department recently moved to a new IT system for illness benefit, IB.  Arising from the changeover, some IB customers have experienced payment difficulties which the Department is working hard to resolve. The IB claim from the person concerned has now been processed and she has been paid up to date. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Reform (23 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department recently moved to a new IT system for Illness Benefit.  Arising from the changeover, some IB customers have experienced payment difficulties which the Department is working hard to resolve. The person concerned has been certified and paid up to 15th October 2018. Her next medical certificate was due on 16th October 2018 and when this is submitted, payments will...