asked the Minister for Social Welfare whether his Department will issue disability benefit in the same week to eligible persons who may be unable to obtain medical certificates in the event of the closure of dispensaries which, though normally open on Mondays, close on bank holidays, in view of the fact that these persons otherwise must wait for two weeks to obtain a medical certificate.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Disability Benefit Payments.
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If a disability benefit claimant notifies my Department that he is unable to obtain his weekly medical certificate because of the closure of a dispensary on a bank holiday, the weekly benefit payment will be issued to him on his own statement that he continues to be incapable of work.