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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: Significant resources have been invested by the health sector in disability services over the past number of years. The allocation for disability services will rise to over €2 billion in 2020, compared to the €1.904 billion allocated to the Disability Services Programme in 2019. Decisions in terms of the HSE’s Disability Programme priorities for 2020 will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Oct 2019)

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: Psychological Assessments (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 175 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: Respite Care Services Funding (10 Oct 2019)

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 (10 Oct 2019)

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: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (10 Oct 2019)

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: Invalidity Pension Applications (10 Oct 2019)

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. A claim for IP was received from the gentleman in question on 18 July 2019. My department is currently processing his application and his claim will be finalized as quickly as possible and he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 30th April 2019. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on 3rd July 2019 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance and outlining the entitlement to seek a review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The number of domiciliary care allowance applications received in recent years has been increasing exponentially, and has doubled from 2012 to 2018, from 4,079 to 8,609 applications. Details of the applications received in 2018 and 2019 to date are listed in the following table, together with the outcomes, both at initial decision, on review and on appeal. Some applications would have both...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance was received from this lady on the 2nd October 2019. Applications received at the end of July 2019 are currently being finalised. The application will be considered by a deciding officer in due course and the decision notified to her as soon as possible. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: The gentleman concerned is in receipt of invalidity pension and disablement benefit. The gentleman concerned does not qualify for fuel allowance under the National Fuel Scheme as he is in receipt of a disablement benefit payment and disablement benefit is a non qualifying payment for receipt of fuel allowance. Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme, a Heating Supplement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (9 Oct 2019)

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 (9 Oct 2019)

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 Rural and Community Development: Invalidity Pension Applications (9 Oct 2019)

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. A claim for IP was received from the gentleman in question on 16 July 2019. My department is currently processing his application and the deciding officer (DO) is satisfied that the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Invalidity Pension (9 Oct 2019)

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. Persons in receipt of IP who wish to attend college may apply for either an exemption to undertake a course of study and retain their Social Welfare payment or the Back to Education Allowance...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Invalidity Pension Reviews (9 Oct 2019)

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 this gentleman on 08 November 2018. His claim was disallowed on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. He was...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: Could I correct some of the figures?

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: There are 11,000 new social homes due for 2020 and 12,000 units for-----