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Domiciliary Care Allowance

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Questions (388)

Duncan Smith

Question:

388. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals of refusals of domiciliary care grants in the past three years; the number of applications that were awarded following appeal in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30974/20]

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The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.

The statistics required by the Deputy in relation to domiciliary care allowance appeals are set out in the attached table.

Appeals which had a favourable outcome for the person concerned consist of appeals which were either allowed in full or in part by an Appeals Officer, or which were resolved by way of a revised decision in favour of the person concerned by a Deciding Officer or Designated Person.

There are a number of reasons why a decision which was refused at first instance might be successful on appeal and it is not necessarily the case that the first decision was incorrect. It is often the case that new evidence is provided with an appeal and that, as a result, the original decision may be revised by the Deciding Officer or Designated Person.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Domiciliary Care Allowance

Appeal receipts and outcomes 2017-2020

Appeals Received

Appeals allowed by Appeals Officers

Appeals partially allowed by Appeals Officers

Revised decisions by Deciding Officers

Appeals Withdrawn

2017

1,199

297

10

343

16

2018

1,432

686

13

590

25

2019

1,656

811

10

517

31

2020 (to end of September)

1,312

722

40

337

6

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