Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014
678. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the mobility allowance which has been discontinued will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8491/14]
View answer679. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the ongoing review of the mobility allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8598/14]
View answer721. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Health when he will open a new scheme to replace the now discontinued mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7850/14]
View answer751. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Health the progress being made to reintroduce a motorised transport grant scheme and a mobility allowance for persons with severe mobility problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8135/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 678, 679, 721 and 751 together.
In November 2013, the Government decided that the detailed preparatory work required for a new travel subsidy scheme and associated statutory provisions should be progressed by the Minister for Health, in consultation with other relevant Ministers. The Department of Health is working to progress this matter in line with the Government's decision.
The Department will draw on the work, last year, of the Review Group on Transport Supports for People with Disabilities and the Inter-Departmental Group tasked by Government to consider details of a statutory replacement for the discontinued Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Schemes.
