Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 April 2013
247. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to mobility allowances and motorised transport grants, his plans for provision of services to persons who live with cystic fibrosis; if the criteria will take specific account of lives conditioned by cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/13]
View answerA special Project Group, which is independently chaired, has been established to seek an alternative method to provide for the priority transport needs of people in a manner that does not run counter to the Equal Status Acts. The Group, who will report to Government next month, have met four times, with the next meeting scheduled for 29th April. The results of the review will be presented to the Government before any final decisions are made on future arrangements. At this stage, I am not in a position to pre-empt the outcome of the review or the decision of the Government.
