Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for domiciliary care allowance for carers or parents of children diagnosed within the autism spectrum between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2010; the number of these applications that were granted, refused and still pending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8345/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The complete figures for 2010 are not available at present. However, in the period 1st January to 30th June 2010 a total of 220 domiciliary care allowance applications were processed with a medical condition within the autism spectrum. Of these, 136 (62%) were deemed to satisfy the medical criteria, with 84 (38%) not satisfying the criteria.