Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 20 Apr 1999

Vol. 503 No. 3

Written Answers. - Disabled Person's Grant.

Brian O'Shea

Ceist:

376 Mr. O'Shea asked the Minister for Health and Children when the inspection relating to a disabled person's grant application for a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will be carried out by the South-Eastern Health Board in view of the applicant's age and the long delay in processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10311/99]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Cowen)

I have asked the chief executive officer of the South-Eastern Health Board to examine this case as a matter of urgency and to reply directly to the Deputy.