Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
160 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications for primary medical certificates received in his Department in 2003; the numbers approved; and the situation concerning the review of the disabled drivers’ and passengers’ regulations. [13591/04]
View answerApplication for a primary medical certificate for the disabled drivers' and disabled passengers' (tax concessions) scheme should be made in the first instance to the appropriate health authority. However, I am informed by the Minister for Health and Children that the total number of applicants in 2003 was 2,220, of which a total of 1,207 were approved.
As stated in a reply to a previous parliamentary question, the interdepartmental report of the review group on the disabled drivers' and disabled passengers' (tax concessions) scheme is under consideration in my Department. The report is substantive and needs to be studied carefully. On completion of this process, I envisage that the report will be made available publicly. During the Dáil debate on the Finance Act 2004, I stated that I intended that the report would go to Government and be published this year.
