Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if carer's benefit will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [21210/06]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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An award of Carer's Benefit was made to the person concerned, in error, on 23 May 2006. This was an error as she does not satisfy the condition that a person must have a recent history of remunerative, full time insurable employment prior to claiming Carer's Benefit. The error and any inconvenience caused is regretted.

It should be noted that the claim was originally refused on the grounds that the person did not satisfy the recent employment condition. She appealed the decision and the independent Social Welfare Appeals office upheld the refusal which was in accordance with the legislation governing the scheme.