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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344, 345, 347 and 348 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2017)

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 (26 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: I am aware of the organisation to which the Deputy refers and I understand that there have been issues at its centre in Wicklow in relation to compliance with regulatory standards. The most recent inspection report on this centre, which was published by the Health Information and Quality Authority on 13 September 2017, identified a number of areas where significant improvements were needed....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Funding (26 Sep 2017)

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: Respite Care Services Availability (26 Sep 2017)

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 (26 Sep 2017)

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 Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (21 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: Ireland signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007 and since then, successive Governments have emphasised Ireland’s strong commitment to proceed to ratification as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are met. This Government remains committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Sep 2017)

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 (21 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: Conscious of the reports of the Ombudsman in 2011 and 2012 regarding the legal status of both the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme in the context of the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided to close both schemes in February 2013. The Government is aware of the continuing needs of people with a disability who rely on individual payments that support choice and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Sep 2017)

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 (21 Sep 2017)

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: Home Help Service Provision (21 Sep 2017)

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: Disability Allowance Applications (21 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance from the above named person on 4 August 2017. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (21 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: The number of persons in receipt of each of the schemes at the end of August 2017 are outlined in the following table: Scheme Total Recipients Full Rate Half Rate Disability Allowance 131,790 n/a n/a Carers Benefit 2,708 n/a n/a Carers Allowance 74,219 41,340 32,880 Illness Benefit 54,425 n/a n/a Blind Pension 1,242 n/a n/a Invalidity Pension 57,021 n/a n/a I trust this clarifies the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (21 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: I can confirm that the person concerned is in receipt of disability allowance (DA) at the maximum personal rate payable to a single person. If the gentleman’s circumstances have changed and he wishes to have his claim reviewed, he may apply in writing to the disability allowance section, Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection, Ballinalee Road, Longford. I hope...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (21 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: This lady submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 12 May 2016. The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 27 July 2016 and of her rights of review and appeal. She appealed to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) this decision by a deciding officer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (21 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that my Department received an application for disability allowance from this lady on 22 August 2017. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (21 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that the above named person was in receipt of disability allowance (DA) from my Department. In November 2016 the claim was reviewed by the Social Welfare Inspector (SWI). In April 2017, following on from meetings held with the SWI on 8 February 2017 and 6 March 2017, the person concerned was advised that his claim would be suspended with effect from 2 May 2017 due to...

Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (20 Sep 2017)

Finian McGrath: Ireland signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007 and since then, successive Governments have emphasised Ireland’s strong commitment to proceed to ratification as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are met. This Government remains committed to...