Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 September 2014
35. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding an application made for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36256/14]
View answerAn application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 20th February 2014. 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 10th April 2014 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.
A review of this decision was requested on 20th August 2014 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. Once their opinion is received the application will be re-examined by a deciding officer and a revised decision will be made, if warranted. The person concerned will be notified of the outcome of this review as soon as it is completed.
