Departmental Schemes.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 March 2006

Thursday, 2 March 2006

Questions (125)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

124 Ms Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the statutory basis for the disabled person’s top-up grant scheme operated by the health board; if a copy of the qualifying criteria and administrative rules and procedures governing the processing of grant applications will be provided to this Deputy and the Houses of the Oireachtas Library; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8696/06]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. T. O’Malley)

While the Health Service Executive assists the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the local authorities in carrying out the assessment for the disabled person's grant, the scheme to which the Deputy refers does not come under the remit of my Department. Accordingly, the Deputy may wish to contact my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, regarding this matter.