Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 November 2012

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Questions (172)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of domiciliary care allowance payments made to parents of children in County Donegal who have been diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50421/12]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

Statistics on customers in receipt of domiciliary care allowance are not collated on a county basis. As a result the information requested in relation to customers resident in county Donegal is not available.