Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
1117. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting time to process applications for and award a carer’s allowance by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29712/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraCarer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care.
There are no delays with processing CA claims at present. The target processing time for CA is to process 75% of new claims within 11 weeks. At the end of April 2022, 92% of applications were completed within this timeframe. The average time taken to award a CA claim is 5 weeks.
The requested data on the processing times for CA applications broken down by county is not collated by the Department.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
