Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2013
652. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if any further progress has been made with the way an alternative scheme to the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant will be administered; if a decision will be made prior to the cessation of payments to those currently in receipt of mobility allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19014/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraA special Project Group, which is independently chaired, has been established to seek an alternative method to provide for the priority transport needs of people in a manner that does not run counter to the Equal Status Acts. The Group will report to Government next month. The results of the review will be presented to the Government before any final decisions are made on future arrangements. At this stage, I am not in a position to pre-empt the outcome of the review or the decision of the Government.
