Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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478. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of introducing the transport support scheme, which was announced in 2014, as a replacement for the mobility allowance and motorised support grant; the timeframe for implementing this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20849/16]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The Programme for Partnership Government acknowledges the ongoing drafting of primary legislation for a new Transport Support Scheme. The Heads of Bill for the new scheme are being drafted. The Health (Transport Support) Bill is included in the Government Legislation Programme.

Once policy proposals have been finalised and approved by Government, the time frame and cost of the introduction of a new scheme will become clearer. It is not possible at this point to provide an exact date for the commencement of a new scheme.