Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2018
93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance if a review can be undertaken in respect of the refusal to issue a primary medical certificate under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concessions regulations 1994 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29980/18]
View answerI have no role in relation to the granting or refusal of Primary Medical Certificates (PMC). The PMC is issued by the relevant Senior Medical Officer in the HSE, or failing that an appeal may be made to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal. The Medical Board of Appeal must be independent in its clinical determinations.
There is always the option for a person who has been refused a PMC to submit a further application following the expiry of a six month period and this option may be particularly relevant in cases where a person's condition has deteriorated.
