Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 April 2015
505. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding a mobility allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraConscious of the reports of the Ombudsman regarding the legal status of the Mobility Allowance Scheme and Motorised Transport Grant, in the context of the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided to close both schemes in February 2013. However monthly payments have continued to be made by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to the 4,700 people who were in receipt of the Mobility Allowance at the time that the scheme closed, in the interests of preventing hardship. The Department has instructed the HSE that the cohort of people currently in receipt of the monthly payment should continue to be paid by the HSE at their existing rate until further instruction issues from the Department of Health, on foot of any further decisions the Government may make.
