Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2012
431 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20351/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 24th May 2010. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on 8th July 2010 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. He was informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 20th January 2012 that the appeal had been disallowed. The decision/appeal process for this application is now complete. If the person concerned has additional information which was not made available to the deciding officer and appeals officer when they made their decisions, it is open to him to re-apply for the payment.
432 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for domiciliary care will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan [20352/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 21 November 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 23 February 2012 and the appeal has been assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration of whether to decide the case on a summary basis or hold an oral hearing. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.
