Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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650. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the proposed new alternative scheme to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; if he will assure persons who are in receipt of the mobility allowance that they will continue to receive this support after the end of June 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24058/13]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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665. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to be in receipt of the project group's recommendations in relation to alternatives to the mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24229/13]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 650 and 665 together.

The Government is very conscious of the needs of people with a disability. The payment of Mobility Allowance will continue until June. A Project Review Group has been working to seek solutions which do not run counter to the Equal Status Acts. The review will be presented to Government by the end of this month. At this stage, it is not possible to pre-empt the outcome of the review or the decision of the Government. Announcements will be made following a Government decision on the matter.