Social Welfare Benefits.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2010

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Ceisteanna (240)

Deirdre Clune

Ceist:

277 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will have their application for domiciliary care allowance assessed and approved; when they may expect to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16401/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social and Family Affairs (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

An application was received by the Department on 19th March 2010. This application together with medical reports has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for a medical opinion on the case. Currently applications take approximately eight weeks to process.