Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I refer to what the Acting Leader and many others have mentioned, the withdrawn mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes. An investigation was carried out by the Ombudsman in 2009 and the results were conveyed to the Department in April 2011. That is some time ago and no subsequent action was taken.

There are two issues, the first being the motorised transport grant application. In my county 300 applications for this scheme were refused since 2009, and all of these were under investigation by the HSE. They will remain under investigation but as of yesterday, no person who is unable to walk will be allowed to apply for the grant scheme, which is a disgrace.