Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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44. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on work underway in her Department examining long-term disability income supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50413/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020 – 2025 includes a commitment to develop and consult on a ‘strawman’ proposal for the restructuring of long-term disability payments to simplify the system and take account of the concerns expressed in the Make Work Pay report.

The Cost of Disability research report was published by my Department in December 2021, which is feeding into the preparation of the strawman reform proposals. Work on these proposals is being led by the Illness, Disability and Carers Policy Unit within my Department. This work is advancing and I intend to carry out a wider consultation process with all stakeholders and advocacy groups in due course.

I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.