By Louise WalshA bewildered Meath mum, who chose to amputate her cancer-riddled arm so she could see her kids grow-up, says she can't get a disability grant - because she still has one healthy arm. The Ratoath resident says that the Primary Medical Certificate is only granted to people who have lost one or both legs or two arms - but doesn't apply if you've only had one arm amputated. Obtaining the Primary Medical Certificate would have saved her the VAT and VRT on a new car or the VAT on the adapting an Irish-sourced vehicle. "To qualify for the Scheme an applicant must be in possession of a Primary Medical Certificate. "The Department has no role in the granting of Primary Medical Certificates to any applicant.

Source: Evening echo February 13, 2018 16:30 UTC