Seanad debates
Tuesday, 25 March 2003
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).
Senator Ulick Burke also mentioned disability benefit and medical assessment, an issue to which I referred earlier. I took the opportunity to meet the medical people in the Department. Naturally, there is independence in that regard and I am not competent to challenge the professionals. I appreciate that some people might say they were only present for five minutes and that the relevant professional did not take a good look at them or that two or three consultants had made a decision. That is why there is an appeals process.
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