Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 October 2014
157. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the replacement for the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance; when he hopes to announce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37594/14]
View answerConscious of the reports of the Ombudsman regarding the legal status of the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Schemes in the context of the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided to close both schemes on 26th February 2013. The Government subsequently decided that the preparatory work required for a new travel subsidy scheme and associated statutory provisions should be progressed by the Minister for Health. Work is ongoing on the policy proposals to be brought to Government for the drafting of primary legislation for a new scheme. Decisions in relation to eligibility criteria have yet to be made in relation to any potential new scheme.
