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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (27 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: I can confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from this gentleman on 21 January 2019. On 25 March 2019 the person concerned was requested to supply supporting documentation required by the deciding officer in order to make a decision on his eligibility. On receipt of this information a decision will be made on his DA application and the person...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: Ar dtús, gabhaim buíochas don Teachta as ucht an t-ábhar seo a ardú agus tá orainn go léir obair a dhéanamh ar son muintir na Gaillimhe. I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. Of course, he has to be given a very detailed and considered response. Galway University Hospitals, GUH, comprises University Hospital Galway, UHG, and Merlin...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: I again thank the Deputy for raising the matter. Of course, I accept the points he raised, including certain detailed questions that need responses. The HSE advises me that it is in the process of appointing a procurement strategy design team to develop the new procurement strategy. The HSE advises me that the planning application has been lodged and a request for further information has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and giving me the opportunity to outline the position on the provision of home care packages for people with disabilities. I can assure him of the Government’s commitment to providing services and supports for people with disabilities, which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: This is a very important issue and we have to understand exactly what has happened. The topic affects many people throughout the country. The home support service provides domestic or personal care inputs on a weekly basis. Temporary relief is offered to the carer by way of providing a trained, reliable care attendant to look after the needs of the person with a disability. The service...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmaceutical Sector (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Senator for the opportunity to speak on this issue because it is important that we acknowledge the work of pharmaceutical assistants and what they have done for many years. The Pharmacy Act 2007 established the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, PSI. The functions of the society are set out in the Act and are carried out on its behalf by the council of the society. The council...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmaceutical Sector (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: I thank the Senator for her contribution. I totally accept the points she raised about the life experience of pharmaceutical assistants, the four years they spend in college and the upskilling and education in which they engage. Some of them have 35 years' service without breaching any rules. My experience in the disabilities sector is that pharmaceutical assistants have made a massive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Waiting Lists (26 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Incidence (26 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (26 Mar 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 (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Deputy will be familiar with the background to the closure of both the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant schemes in February 2013. The Inter-Departmental Group referred to by the Deputy, was established on foot of a Government Decision in June 2013 and was chaired by the Department of An Taoiseach. The Group met eight times from June 2013 to September 2013. The Group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Mar 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 (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 648 to 650, inclusive, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Conditions (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 670, 741 and 879 together. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome associated with wide-spread pain and fatigue. It is labelled a syndrome as fibromyalgia is a collection of signs, symptoms and medical problems that tend to occur together but are not related to a specific, identifiable cause. Fibromyalgia is not classified as a disability and there are currently no...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (26 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: The Programme for Partnership Government contains a commitment to continue to move people with disabilities out of congregated settings, to enable them to live independently and to be included in the community.  The objective is to reduce this figure by one-third by 2021 and ultimately, to eliminate all congregated settings. By the end of this year, it is expected that under 2,100...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (26 Mar 2019)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 774 and 859 together. The Deputy will be familiar with the background to the closure of both the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant schemes in February 2013.  My colleague, the Minister for Health and I brought a Memorandum to Government in May 2018 on proposals for a new Transport Support Payment Scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (26 Mar 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...