Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; if a decision has been made regarding a retrospective payment of this claim in respect of the period prior to application during which there would have been an entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3554/10]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is dealing as an historic case with the issue of retrospective payment of domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford whose application was late due to the fact that they were unaware of entitlement; if a decision has been made in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3555/10]

John Moloney (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 303 together.

As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.