Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

This situation has not yet been resolved. The man in question is living entirely on the basis of the support of his family. His wife has applied for carer's allowance. When I spoke to officials in the carer's allowance section of the Department, they said they would re-examine the case without reference to the appeals process. That did not happen, unfortunately. Both the man and his wife are without assistance. I am also familiar with the case of a young farmer-----

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