Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the fullest extent to which disability-related allowances can be available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31630/22]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the fullest extent to which disability allowance or another disability payment is payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31631/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 403 and 404 together.

Disablement Benefit is one of the benefits payable under the Occupational Injuries scheme to an insured person who suffers a loss of physical or mental faculty as a result of an occupational accident or prescribed occupational disease, on or after 1 May 1967. In order to qualify for Disablement Benefit, the person must be in employment which is insured at PRSI Class A, B, D, J or M.

I confirm that the person concerned is in receipt of disablement benefit in respect of an occupational accident and was awarded a disablement benefit life pension based on an assessment of a loss of faculty of 60%. The weekly rate is €143.40.

The person concerned can submit further medical evidence to disablement benefit section and request a review if they feel that their condition has deteriorated as a result of their occupational accident.

The person concerned is also in receipt of the maximum rate of State Pension Contributory.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.