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Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Mar 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 (30 Mar 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 Support Services (30 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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: HSE Reports (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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 (29 Mar 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...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank Senator Frank Feighan for raising this important issue. I know he is committed to developing services for senior citizens, health services and disability services in the Roscommon area. Although it is Government policy to facilitate older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, there will always be a cohort of people who need long-term care. Quality residential...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank Senator Feighan for his remarks. I know how committed he is to the protection of our senior citizens and the elderly, particularly in the Roscommon area. I take his point that the bureaucracy associated with the different stages can sometimes lead to delays. I will be responsible after this debate for passing on Senator's Feighan message that we need to ensure progress is made with...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: It is my pleasure to introduce this Bill to the Seanad. In A Programme for a Partnership Government, the Government set out its aim to increase access to safe and timely care as close to patients' homes as possible. We outlined that progressing this objective would be a priority for the partnership Government. In our programme, we committed to extending the entitlement to a medical card...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2017)

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Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank all Senators for their valuable contributions, support and positive criticism and new ideas. This is an important Bill. Its provisions will be a welcome development for two groups of people who have additional medical needs - children with disabilities in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance and those aged over 70 and their dependants. Children in receipt of the domiciliary...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (28 Mar 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 that all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are met. This Government remains committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 22nd June 2016. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 21st October 2016 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance. An appeal of this decision was registered on 28th October 2016....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: Following a review of the entitlement of his gentleman, his claim was suspended as he failed to supply the information required in order to assess his entitlement. The deciding officer requested further information on 27 February 2017 and we await the documents sought. On receipt of this information a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome. I...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: This lady was awarded disability allowance (DA) by the Social Welfare Appeals Office from 27 April 2016 and her first weekly payment issued on 22 March 2017. The person in question was in receipt of another social welfare payment, or an increase was paid to another for her benefit, during the period 15 November 2016 to 21 March 2017. Consequently, the amount of social welfare already paid...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from this lady on the 21st February 2017. The application will be considered by a Deciding Officer and the decision will be notified to her as soon as possible. Applications are processed in date of receipt order, it can currently take up to 14 weeks to process an application for DCA. Carers allowance in respect of children...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from this lady on the 24th October 2016. The application was not allowed as it was considered that the child did not meet the eligibility criteria for the allowance. A letter issued on 14th February 2017outlining the decision. A request for a review of this decision was received on 2nd March 2017. The application will be...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: On foot of a review by the Ombudsman Office, the application for disability allowance was backdated to 31 March 2010. Notification of this decision issued to the person concerned on 20 March 2017 and all disability allowance arrears issued to the person in question on that date. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (28 Mar 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...