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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (14 Dec 2016)

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 Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (14 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: The payment of the 85% Christmas bonus, at an estimated cost of over €220 million, will benefit approximately 1.2 million recipients including domiciliary care allowance recipients, social welfare pensioners, the long term unemployed, carers, people with disabilities and lone parents. It is intended that the bonus, payment of which commenced in the first week of December, will benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (14 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from this lady on the 16th July 2015. This application satisfied the qualifying conditions for the allowance and a letter issued on the 16th October 2015 advising of the decision to award the allowance from 1st August 2015, the month following receipt of the application, as per the relevant legislation. A review of the decision...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (14 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from this lady on the 30th September 2016. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Following receipt of this opinion, a decision will be made by a Deciding Officer and notified to the applicant. Applications are processed in date of receipt order. It...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (14 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: The Christmas bonus is payable to persons who are in receipt of long term social welfare payments. Illness Benefit is primarily a short term scheme and, as such, has never been a qualifying payment for the purpose of the Christmas bonus; recipients of long term disability payments are eligible. The person concerned is in receipt of Illness Benefit since 31 October 2016. As this is a short...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Closure (14 Dec 2016)

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. As a result, the Motorised Transport Grant referred to by the Deputy, has not been in place for over three years. There are no plans...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Dec 2016)

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: Occupational Therapy (14 Dec 2016)

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 Funding (14 Dec 2016)

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...

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I wish to remind the Deputy that I am representing the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, who could not attend because he has a Cabinet meeting.

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I am representing the Minister and I will respond accordingly. I will respond to the particular issues. As of 9 December 2016, legal proceedings against the Minister for Health, the Health Service Executive and GlaxoSmithKline Biological have been initiated by 51 individuals. The plaintiffs allege personal injury and claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of...

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I answered his question. Deputy D'Arcy should calm down.

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I have answered the question.

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I have answered as many questions as possible. I said I would come back to the Deputy about the details of the €1.6 million.

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I gave a commitment to come back on it. I answered every other question.

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I am surprised that the Deputy is carrying on like that.

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: Deputy D'Arcy was too busy on the mobile.

Topical Issue Debate: Civil Defence (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: Get over it.

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputy Michael D'Arcy for raising this very important issue and for allowing me the opportunity to give an update to the House on the matter. I acknowledge the impact of narcolepsy on all people who have been diagnosed with it. In particular, I am aware of a specific group of individuals who claim to have developed narcolepsy as a result of receiving pandemic vaccine during the 2009...

Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (13 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Deputies for raising this matter and giving me the opportunity to update the House on the report by the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, into the services provided at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise. As the Deputies are aware, on 5 December HIQA published a review of the progress made at Portlaoise hospital in implementing the recommendations made...