Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 June 2016
209. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14168/16]
View answerAn application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 24th August 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 12th November 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.
A review of this decision was requested on 2nd December 2015 and additional information on this child’s condition/care needs was supplied. A letter issued on the 8th April 2016 outlining the decision of the deciding officer that a revised decision was not warranted as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions. The person concerned was advised that if they were not happy with the deciding officer’s decision, they could appeal the decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office within 21 days. There is no record of any further correspondence in relation to her claim.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
