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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications Data (7 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 following table shows the number of IP claims received for each of the months requested. Month  No. of Applications Jul 2017 777 Aug 2017 982 Sep 2017  821 Oct...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Waiting Times (7 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 average time taken to award a new IP claim in August was ten weeks. The Department is committed to ensuring that claims and reviews are processed as expeditiously...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (7 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.  IP was extended to self-employed contributors from 1 December 2017. Since the introduction of this budgetary measure to end of August 2018 there has been an increase of 9%...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Finian McGrath: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance was received from the person concerned on the 20th March 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 30th May 2018 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. A review of this decision was requested...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy will be aware, I raised this issue with the HSE for investigation and I understand that a reply has now issued. Under the Health Act 2004, the HSE is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services, including such services to people with disabilities. As you will be aware, I am prohibited by law from directing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Schools Site Acquisitions (12 Jul 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: Medical Card Eligibility (12 Jul 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Department of Health is committed to ensuring that the recommendation included in the Make Work Pay for People with Disabilities Report to raise the medical card income disregard from its current level of €120 per week for people on Disability Allowance or on Partial Capacity Benefit is implemented.  My officials are continuing to work with the HSE to finalise the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (12 Jul 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 Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Finian McGrath: I have considered the findings of the Task Force on Personalised Budgets and intend to publish its report in the near future. The Government is committed to improving services and choices for people with disabilities and I am satisfied that the preferred option is to test the use of personalised budgets for adults with disabilities, in the first instance, as recommended by the Task Force.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (12 Jul 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.  Since the closure of the Mobility Allowance, the Government has directed that the Health Service Executive should continue to pay an equivalent monthly payment of up to €208.50 per month to the 4,046 people (4,700 in 2013) in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 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 (12 Jul 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: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (12 Jul 2018)

Finian McGrath: The detail requested on the number of families in receipt of domiciliary care allowance at 30 June 2018, along with the number of children involved is set out in the following table: Domiciliary Care Allowance Number of claimants Number of children 37,182 40,658

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2018)

Finian McGrath: Disability Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66 years. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test. A person must submit a completed application form for disability allowance to the Department in order...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (12 Jul 2018)

Finian McGrath: I confirm an application for disability allowance (DA) was received from the person concerned on 28 September 2017. They currently have means in excess of the statutory limit which means they are not currently entitled to DA. There will be a change in their circumstances from 1 August 2018 which means they will qualify for DA from that date and their first payment of DA will issue on 1...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (12 Jul 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 and was also notified of their right to...

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Finian McGrath: I want to make a final contribution.

Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2018)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputy Ó Caoláin.