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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Feb 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 (27 Feb 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 (27 Feb 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: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (27 Feb 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: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to publish "a plan for advancing Neuro-rehabilitation services in the community". The development of an implementation framework for the National Policy & Strategy for the provision of Neuro-rehabilitation Services in Ireland is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has established a National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Feb 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: Eating Disorders (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: In relation to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: The purpose of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.   It is intended that the final legislative amendments needed to enable Ireland to comply with the Convention will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (27 Feb 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 4,133 people in receipt of the Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: This gentleman was in receipt of Disability Allowance (DA) from 13 December 2006 to 26 March 2013. Following a review it was decided that the person concerned was not entitled to DA from 11 September 2011 due to means in excess of the statutory limit and an overpayment was raised. Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Reviews (27 Feb 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 a claim for IP for the gentleman concerned on the 01 December 2017. He was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: This gentleman is a qualified adult dependant on Invalidity Pension (INVP) since 15 June 2017. Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical examination, a means test and habitual residency...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Data (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table: Number of Invalidity Pension and Disability Allowance claims Registered, Awarded or Rejected in 2016, 2017 and January 2018. Invalidity Pension Year Registered Awarded Rejected 2016 9,134 7,467 3,909 2017 10,458 8,976 4,579 January 2018 1,180 803 485 Disability Allowance Year Registered Awarded Rejected 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Payments (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: The person concerned is currently in receipt of Partial Capacity Benefit which is a scheme that permits persons who are in receipt of Illness Benefit payments to undertake limited work and received a reduced amount of Illness Benefit. Recently, the person concerned was fully incapacitated for a short period and applied for full rate Illness Benefit for that period. I can confirm that the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: The lady referred to has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 15 February 2018. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 15 March 2018. Any arrears due from 15 February 2018 to 14 March 2018 (less any overlapping social welfare payment) will issue in due course. The lady in question was notified of this decision on the 23 February 2018. I hope this clarifies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (27 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: Following a successful appeal, this gentleman has been awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 1 March 2017. He has also been awarded living alone allowance (LAA) and free fuel allowance (FFA) from that date. The first payment was made by his chosen payment method on 31 January 2018. Arrears of payment due, less any necessary adjustment in respect of any overlapping payments for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commissions of Investigation (22 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: The Government established the Farrelly Commission by SI 96 of 2017 on 21 March 2017. The Chair and Sole member of the Commission is Marjorie Farrelly Senior Counsel. The Commission commenced its investigations on 15 May 2017, with an interim report to be completed within six months and a final report on Phase 1 of its investigations within 12 months of commencing work. An interim...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (22 Feb 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 a claim for IP for the lady referred to on 17 November 2017. She was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. She was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (22 Feb 2018)

Finian McGrath: Injury Benefit is a weekly payment in respect of incapacity for work due to an accident arising out of and in the course of employment. For the purpose of the scheme, an accident while on an unbroken journey between one’s normal place of residence and one’s place of employment, is regarded as an accident at work. Benefit can be paid for up to 26 weeks from the date of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Feb 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...