286. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider extending eligibility for the personal alarm scheme, which is currently provided free of charge to persons aged 65 years and over, to include persons under the age of 65 who are in receipt of disability-related social welfare payments, including disability allowance and invalidity pension, and who ar…
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287. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht , if he will consider introducing financial supports or waiving the monitoring and associated costs for personal alarm systems for persons under 65 years of age who are in receipt of disability-related social welfare payments, in light of the current costs of approximately €66 per year for landline monitoring and €144 p…