Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 October 2015
53. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection whether a carer's allowance and respite facilities can be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33887/15]
View answerCarer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person/persons and whose income falls below certain limits.
The department informs me that, to date, no application by the person concerned for CA has been received.
Accordingly, I have arranged for an application form (CR1) to issue, which the person concerned should complete and return as soon as possible, in order that the Department may determine their entitlement to CA. If the person in question has already submitted an application in the past few days, there is no need to re-submit a new application and the Department will be in touch in relation to the application in due course.
The respite care grant (RCG) is paid automatically in June of each year (usually on the first Thursday of the month), to eligible carers.
The person concerned should contact the Health Service Executive (HSE) regarding respite care facilities.
