Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44355/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on the 29th September 2010 from the person in question. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that her child was not medically eligible for DCA.

A letter issued to the person in question on the 8th November where she was advised of the decision to refuse DCA. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds, the applicant may submit additional information and/or ask for the case to be reviewed or may appeal the decision directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office within 21 days.

In this case the applicant submitted an appeal to the Appeals Office together with additional medical information. As part of the appeal process, the new medical information provided will be reviewed by a Medical Assessor and if the child is now considered eligible for DCA, the claim will be put into payment immediately. If the child is still not considered eligible for DCA, the file will be submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office for decision.