Robert Troy
Question:345. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application for carer's and domiciliary care allowances for a person (details supplied). [23834/16]
View answerThursday, 21 July 2016
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I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 25 April 2016.
It is a condition for receipt of CA, that where the care recipient is aged less than 16 years of age, domiciliary care allowance (DCA) must be in payment in respect of that care recipient.
An application for DCA was received from the person concerned on the 28th April 2016. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s medical assessors for their medical opinion. Following receipt of this opinion, a decision will be made by a deciding officer and notified to the person concerned. Applications are processed in date of receipt order. It can currently take 13 weeks to process an application for DCA.
If DCA is awarded, the CA application will be processed as quickly as possible and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome. In the meantime, the person concerned is in receipt of a weekly social welfare support.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.