Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Health when will Long Q - T Syndrome be seen as a disability that accepts that parents and carer's of young persons with this syndrome must take extra care and attention to their child [39294/12]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The Minister does not classify specific medical illnesses or conditions as a disability. There are a number of definitions of disability that are used for particular purposes e.g. Disability Act, Education for Persons with Special Education Needs Act, Equal Status Act, the Census and qualifying criteria for income supports such as Domiciliary Care Allowance, Disability Allowance, Mobility Allowance etc. These definitions define disability in terms of an individual's functional ability in their environment rather than a medical diagnosis or condition.