Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2013
305. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19986/13]
View answerAn application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on 23 August 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 28 September 2012 advising of the decision not to allow the application. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision and she was informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 11 March 2013 that the appeal was disallowed.
The decision/appeal process for this application is now complete. If the person concerned has additional information which was not made available to the deciding and appeals officers when they made their decisions, or if circumstances have changed, it is open to her to re-apply for the allowance at any time.
