Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
452. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time to process applications for and award a carer’s allowance by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5895/22]
View answerCarer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care.
There are no delays with processing CA claims at present. The target processing time for CA is to process 75% of new claims within 11 weeks. At the end of December 2021, 94% of applications were completed within the expected timeframe. The average time taken to award a CA claim is 4 weeks.
The requested data on the processing times for CA applications broken down by county is not collated by the Department.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
