PQ 231
231. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to eliminate funding discrepancies and regional inequalities for personal assistant service users; if she will address a specific case in county Cavan (details supplied) where a disabled individual is being denied a service transfer to the Donegal center for independent living solely because the HSE refuses to match the standard, higher hourly funding rate already paid to DCIL for other leaders in the same county; and the immediate actions she will take to ensure funding equity and service continuity in this case. [70720/26]
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7 October 2026
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231. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to eliminate funding discrepancies and regional inequalities for personal assistant service users; if she will address a specific case in county Cavan (details supplied) where a disabled individual is being denied a service transfer to the Donegal center for independent living solely because the HSE refuses to match the standard, higher hourly funding rate already paid to DCIL for other leaders in the same county; and the immediate actions she will take to ensure funding equity and service continuity in this case. [70720/26]
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7 October 2026
Departmental Funding
231. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to eliminate funding discrepancies and regional inequalities for personal assistant service users; if she will address a specific case in county Cavan (details supplied) where a disabled individual is being denied a service transfer to the Donegal center for independent living solely because the HSE refuses to match the standard, higher hourly funding rate already paid to DCIL for other leaders in the same county; and the immediate actions she will take to ensure funding equity and service continuity in this case. [70720/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-07/231/
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