Peadar Tóibín
Question:443. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of domiciliary care applications refused on first application in each year since 2017, by county. [37336/21]
View answerTuesday, 13 July 2021
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The numbers of Domiciliary Care Allowance claims refused following initial application are detailed in the table below. A breakdown of these figures on a county basis is not available as this information is not routinely collated by the Department.
|
Year |
Number of DCA Applications refused |
|
2017 |
2,187 |
|
2018 |
2,225 |
|
2019 |
2,875 |
|
2020 |
2,639 |
|
2021 (to end of June) |
1,241 |
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.