Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2016
7. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 25 November 2015, if she will expedite an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4717/16]
View answerA review of the decision to disallow Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) was requested on 29th June 2015 and the person concerned was notified on 25th November 2015 that following an examination of the file the original decision was upheld.
Subsequently, the person concerned lodged an appeal along with additional medical information. The appeal was registered on the 11th January 2016. The application together with the additional information supplied with the appeal has been forwarded to a medical assessor for their professional opinion. Upon receipt of the Medical Assessor’s opinion, the case will be further examined by a deciding officer, who will revise the original decision if warranted, or alternatively, forward the case for consideration by the Appeals Office. Such reviews can take up to 12 weeks to complete at present.
