Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 January 2024
145. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance payment will issue to a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3151/24]
View answerDisability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66.? This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions.
My Department received an application for DA from the person concerned on 17 July 2023. As their initial application did not contain all the information required to make a decision on entitlement, an information request letter was sent to the person concerned on 2 August 2023.
Documentation was received by the Department on 14 September 2023. As the person concerned did not supply all the required information, it was necessary for the Deciding Officer to send a further information request on 20 October 2023, requesting the outstanding information (Signed Declaration).
Documentation was received from the person concerned on 26 October 2023. However, this documentation was not complete and the declaration was not signed by the person concerned.
A further request for information was sent to the person concerned on 17 November 2023 to provide the signed declaration. A further 21 days was allowed for the person concerned to return the requested information.
As the person concerned failed to sign the declaration as requested on 2 August 2023, 20 October 2023 and 17 November 2023 , their claim for DA was withdrawn. A letter notifying the person of this issued to them on 16 January 2024.
Following your representation on 18 January 2024, advising that additional information was sent to the Department on 17 January 2024, priority will be given to this case once the requested information is received and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
