Austin Deasy
Question:185 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Finance the criteria laid down for assessment of applications for a medical certificate under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994. [2117/98]
Written Answers. - Disabled Drivers.
The medical criteria for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme are set out in the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994.
The eligibility on medical grounds of persons, being severely and permanently disabled persons, shall be assessed by reference to any one or more of the following medical criteria: (a) persons who are wholly or almost wholly without the use of both legs; (b) persons wholly without the use of one of their legs and almost wholly without the use of the other leg such that they are severely restricted as to movement of their lower limbs; (c) persons without both hands or without both arms; (d) persons without one or both legs; (e) persons wholly or almost wholly without the use of both hands or arms and wholly or almost wholly without the use of one leg; (f) persons having the medical condition of dwarfism and who have serious difficulties of movement of the lower limbs.
Assessment of an applicant by reference to the above medical criteria is primarily a matter for the director of community care and medical officer of a health board area.