Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Ceisteanna (60)

Ruth Coppinger

Ceist:

60. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who receive domiciliary care allowance who are not eligible for disability allowance on reaching 16 years of age. [29703/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

In the period from January 2014 to December 2014, 965 persons that previously received domiciliary care allowance (DCA) were awarded disability allowance (DA) and 272 former DCA recipients were found not eligible for DA.