Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats)
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2429. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to regional variation that exists in the payment of blind welfare payment with many HSE offices refusing to make the payment electronically and forcing persons who are blind or vision impaired to travel, unnecessarily, to collect the payment by cheque; if he will mandate payment to be offered electronically for service users nationally, similar to other statutory payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20858/21]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As the issue regarding the Supplementary Blind Welfare Allowance raised by the Deputy is a service matter, I have referred the question to the Health Service Executive for consideration and direct reply to the Deputy.