Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has since been advised that they are set to lose the free travel pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65573/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Make Work Pay initiative, a person is entitled to retain their entitlement to Free Travel for a period of 5 years after their entitlement to Disability Allowance ceases due to taking up employment. The entitlement of the person concerned to Free Travel was linked to their Disability Allowance payment. The 5 year extension of the Free Travel entitlement is now due to end and the person concerned will be notified in writing.

For your information, persons aged over 17 and under 66 who are medically certified as being unfit to drive may also qualify for Free Travel. To qualify, a person must:

• have never been medically fit to drive due to a disability; or
• be deemed medically unfit to drive for a period of at least one year.