Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 April 2016
2. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when she will forward a file to the Social Welfare Appeals Office in respect of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8643/16]
View answerAn application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 22nd October 2015. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 19th January 2016 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.
An appeal of this decision was registered on 10th February 2016 and additional information on this child’s condition/care needs has been supplied. The application together with the new information supplied 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.
