Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 February 2014
120. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a domiciliary care allowance application was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8470/14]
View answerAn application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 25th October 2013. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who did not consider that the child met the medical criteria for the allowance. A letter issued on the 15th January 2014 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.
A review of this decision has been requested and additional information on this child’s condition/care needs has been supplied. The application together with the new information supplied will now be examined by another medical assessor, with a revised decision being made if warranted. The person concerned will be notified of the outcome of this review as soon as it is completed.
