Vol. 456 No. 4
52 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to make adjustments on disabled person's maintenance allowance payment books when they are withdrawn during which time the applicant must attend a health centre for supplementary welfare. [14028/95]
Limerick East): I am not aware of any undue delays in updating disabled person's maintenance allowance, DPMA, payment books. Payment of disabled person's maintenance allowance is made either by a book of vouchers or cheque issued weekly from the relevant health board. In situations where books of vouchers are used and amendments fall to be made before the re-issue of such books health boards withdraw the books and make payments by cheque until the new book of vouchers is issued. A disabled person's maintenance allowance recipient would rarely have to visit the community welfare officer, CWO when a payment is being updated and would be unlikely, even in such cases, to have to visit a CWO more than once.
If the Deputy is aware of any cases where delays are being experienced I will have these investigated with the relevant health board.
