158 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the lists in Appendix 8 of the Medical Eligibility Guidelines for domiciliary care allowance are unfair because they create presumptions in the minds of deciding officers as to whether a child will be more or less likely to be eligible based on what the condition is whereas the additional care and attention needs to which the condition gives rise can be comparable in some children regardless of which list their condition is on; her views on whether as a result of Appendix 8 parents of a child with a severe disability caused by a condition that features on the second list have a higher barrier to jump in order to demonstrate their eligibility and will she outline any plans that she has to address same. [17242/12]

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158 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the lists in Appendix 8 of the Medical Eligibility Guidelines for domiciliary care allowance are unfair because they create presumptions in the minds of deciding officers as to whether a child will be more or less likely to be eligible based on what the condition is whereas the additional care and attention needs to which the condition gives rise can be comparable in some children regardless of which list their condition is on; her views on whether as a result of Appendix 8 parents of a child with a severe disability caused by a condition that features on the second list have a higher barrier to jump in order to demonstrate their eligibility and will she outline any plans that she has to address same. [17242/12]

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