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Written Answers — Department of Health: Preschool Services (11 Jul 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 Provision (11 Jul 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 Social Protection: Disability Support Services (11 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: My Department provides a range of grants under the Reasonable Accommodation Fund and the Disability Awareness Training Support Scheme to assist employers in the private sector to take appropriate measures to enable a person with a disability/impairment to have access to employment. The Reasonable Accommodation Fund helps employers take appropriate measures to enable a person with a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Department is currently experiencing delays in the processing of Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) claims. We are extremely sorry for any worry or concern this may cause to parents/guardians of children with additional care needs. At present it is taking 20 weeks on average to finalise an application. Applications are processed in date of receipt order. There are a number of factors that...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (11 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: Self-employed workers will be eligible to apply for invalidity pension from December 2017. This is a major reform as self-employed people could have access to income support without having to go through a means test, if they become permanently incapable of work as a result of an illness or disability. Since March 2017, self-employed people have access to the treatment benefit scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (11 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: I confirm that my Department received an application for disability allowance from this gentleman on 30 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (11 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Department is currently experiencing delays in the processing of Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) claims. We are extremely sorry for any worry or concern this may cause to parents/guardians of children with additional care needs. At present it is taking 20 weeks on average to finalise an application. Applications are processed in date of receipt order. There are a number of factors...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications Data (11 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: The following is the information requested in respect of the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Claims received Claims awarded Claims disallowed 209,562 156,799 45,025 Illness Benefit is payable to customers who are medically certified as unfit for work due to illness and who satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions. To qualify for payment of Illness Benefit a person must...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Data (6 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149, 150 and 154 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: Mobility Allowance Review (6 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: I understand that the Deputy has confirmed that his question concerns the closure of the Mobility Allowance and the new Health (Transport Support) Bill. The position is that, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (6 Jul 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 (6 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports to 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. The commitment is outlined in the Programme for a Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Jul 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: Mobility Allowance Review (6 Jul 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 Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Reform (6 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Make Work Pay interdepartmental group, published on 6 April this year, established under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities considered a range of approaches across relevant Departments to deliver on this commitment and made 24 recommendations under the broad headings of; reconfiguring the system of supports to ensure that work pays; promoting early...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (6 Jul 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. The person in question appealed to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) a decision by a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (5 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 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: Disabilities Assessments (5 Jul 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: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (5 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Drivers and Passengers with Disabilities Tax Relief Scheme, which is operated by the Revenue Commissioners, is the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Finance. To qualify for the scheme, an applicant must be permanently and severely disabled within the terms of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations Act 1994 and be in possession of a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (5 Jul 2017)

Finian McGrath: As this gentleman is in receipt of an increase for a qualified child, he cannot be classed as living entirely alone. On this basis, the application for living alone allowance was refused. This gentleman is not in receipt of rent supplement. He resides in accommodation supported by the Local Authority under the Housing Assistance Payment. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a...