Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 959: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and granted disability allowance; and if this case will be expedited in view of the applicant's illness. [1500/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Disability Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to both medical assessment and a means test.

Disability Allowance was awarded to the person concerned on 8 December 2008 with effect from 22 October 2008. Her first payment totalling €437.90 made up of Basic Rate €204.30, Qualified Adult Dependant Allowance €135.60, Child Dependant Allowance €78.00 and Fuel Allowance of €20.00 was lodged to her local Post Office on 7 January 2009. Her spouse was awarded half rate Carers Allowance from 23/10/2008. Arrears of €5,030.00 were held for the period 22 October 2008 to 6 January 2009. However during this period the person concerned was paid Supplementary Welfare Allowance totalling €1,686.10 and her spouse was also paid Carers Allowance totalling €2,170.00. The balance of arrears of €1,173.90 will issue to the person concerned next Tuesday, 27 January 2009.