Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
834. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has received a request for a review of a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if her Department will look favourably on this application given the provision of the additional supporting documentation. [13411/23]
View answerDomiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is payable in respect of a child aged under 16, who has a severe disability or condition and requires ongoing continual or continuous care and attention in the home, substantially in excess of that normally required by a child of the same age and the child must be likely to require this level of care and attention for at least 12 consecutive months. Eligibility for DCA is established primarily by reference to the degree of ongoing additional care and attention required by the child rather than the child's disability.
An application for DCA in respect of their child was received from the person concerned on 10 January 2023. Their application was disallowed as per decision dated 13 February 2023, as their child was not considered to satisfy the conditions for DCA based on the information, including medical evidence, that was provided by the person concerned in their application.
There is no record of a request for a review of this decision to date and the person concerned has not provided any new or additional supporting documentation to date for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has also confirmed that there is no record of a request for an appeal of this decision to date.
If requesting a review of the deciding officer's decision, the applicant may provide any further new information or documentary evidence, medical or otherwise, that was not previously available with the initial application for re-consideration by a deciding officer.
I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
