Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 September 2014
69. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35219/14]
View answerAn application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 8th July 2014. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Upon receipt of this opinion, a decision will be made and notified to the person concerned. It can currently take over 10 weeks to process an application for DCA.
