321 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim has not been approved for a mobility allowance. [9312/02]

Responsibility for the assessment of entitlement to and payment of mobility allowance in any individual case is a matter for the relevant health board. My Department has therefore asked the chief executive officer of the North-Western Health Board to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and reply to him directly.