Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 373: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [26758/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, following receipt of the relevant Departmental papers including comments on the grounds of appeal, the appeal from the person concerned will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, domiciliary care allowance is no longer payable in this case as the child in question reached sixteen years of age in April 2010 and the allowance is not paid beyond this age. However the child may have an entitlement to other benefits in her own right or the mother could have an entitlement to a payment based on the care that she continues to provide for the child. The person in question should contact the information officer in her nearest Social Welfare Local Office which is located at Bishops Square, Redmonds Hill, Dublin 2. The officer will review her circumstances and advise on what entitlement she and her child may have.