Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 March 2014

Thursday, 13 March 2014

Questions (134)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

134. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form over the past five years of the number of those previously in receipt of domicilary care allowance who have applied for disability allowance upon turning 16 years; the number of these that have been granted disability allowance; the number that have been refused; the number who have appealed the initial decision; the number of successful and unsuccessful appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12730/14]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The statistics, in the format requested by the Deputy, are not available. The Department will, however, be in a position to supply the Deputy with the number of those for whom domiciliary care allowance was paid and which ceased in the last five years, as the child was over 16, and the number of those children that applied for disability allowance, those who are currently in receipt of disability allowance and the number of those who had applied for disability allowance and were refused. As this information is not readily available it will be sent to the Deputy within the next 5 working days.