Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons an application for a domiciliary care allowance payment was refused in respect of a person (details supplied); if the person can appeal at this stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10387/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 25th August 2010. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 21st October 2010 refusing the allowance. This decision was subsequently appealed and the person concerned was informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 16th March 2011 that the appeal had been disallowed.

The decision/appeal process for this application is now complete. If the person concerned has additional information which was not made available to the deciding officer and appeals officer when they made their decision, it is open to him to re-apply.