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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Sep 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 (18 Sep 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 (18 Sep 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 (18 Sep 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 (18 Sep 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: Motorised Transport Grant Closure (18 Sep 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 the matter, it was decided to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Sep 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 Eligibility (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department has no record of an application for Illness Benefit from the person concerned. If person concerned wishes to apply now, he should complete and forward an application to the Illness Benefit Section. He needs to also be certified as ill by his doctor. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 23 August 2017. Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was disallowed on medical grounds as it was not found that this lady was substantially restricted in taking up employment. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 23 October 2017. They requested a review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department experienced some delay following the introduction of a new system for Illness benefit. The change is part of a programme of modernisation in the Department’s Illness Benefit section which took effect from Monday, 6 August. Some GPs have continued to use the old forms after this changeover date which the Department has, to date, continued to accept in the interest of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department experienced some delay following the introduction of a new system for Illness benefit. The change is part of a programme of modernisation in the Department’s Illness Benefit section which took effect from Monday, 6 August. Some GPs have continued to use the old forms after this changeover date which the Department has, to date, continued to accept in the interest of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department experienced some delay following the introduction of a new system for Illness benefit. The change is part of a programme of modernisation in the Department’s Illness Benefit section which took effect from Monday, 6 August. Some GPs have continued to use the old forms after this changeover date which the Department has, to date, continued to accept in the interest of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department experienced some delay following the introduction of a new system for Illness benefit. The change is part of a programme of modernisation in the Department’s Illness Benefit section which took effect from Monday, 6 August. Some GPs have continued to use the old forms after this changeover date which the Department has, to date, continued to accept in the interest of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department experience some delay following the introduction of a new system for Illness benefit. The change is part of a programme of modernisation in the Department’s Illness Benefit section which took effect from Monday, 6 August. Some GPs have continued to use the old forms after this changeover date which the Department has, to date, continued to accept in the interest of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned was awarded a reduced rate of disability allowance (DA) with effect from 11 November 2015 by an Appeals Officer. To date no request for a review of her DA entitlement has been received. She may request a review and on submission of up to date information her means will be re-examined. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 21 May 2018. Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was disallowed on medical grounds as it was decided that they were not substantially restricted in taking up employment. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 10 July 2018. Further medical evidence was received and a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Sep 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. The department received an application for IP for the gentleman concerned on 27 April 2018. His application was disallowed on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Reform (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department has a contract with the GPs on the DEASP panel in respect of medical certification for illness and injury benefit. Section 1 of that contract states: "I will certify as accurately as possible the specific disease or bodily or mental disablement, if any, which renders such person incapable of work, in such form and containing such particulars as the Minister for Social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (18 Sep 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. The lady referred to was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme are not satisfied. She was notified on the 21 August 2018 of this decision, the reasons for it and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (18 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: This domiciliary care allowance application has been finalised. The person concerned was notified on the 19th July 2018 that domiciliary care allowance has been awarded from the 1st December 2017. Arrears due for this period issued with the August 2018 payment on the 21st August 2018. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.