Gay Mitchell
Ceist:220 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [6410/02]
Vol. 549 No. 3
220 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [6410/02]
As the Deputy is aware, the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994, were drawn up by the Minister for Finance and come under the remit of the Revenue Commissioners. The Department of Health and Children has no statutory responsibility for the regulations or their operation.
To qualify, a person must meet the medical criteria specified in the above regulations which are not set by the Department of Health and Children. The senior area medical officer for the relevant health board area will issue a primary medical certificate if he-she is satisfied that the applicant fulfils the medical criteria set out in the Department of Finance's Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994. This role is to assist the operation of the Revenue scheme.
If a person is dissatisfied with a decision of a senior area medical officer in respect of primary medical certification, it is open to that person to appeal to the medical board of appeal. However, as with the above regulations, the Department of Health and Children has no statutory responsibility for this board of appeal.