Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for carer's allowance will be dealt with as soon as possible in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25755/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned was refused carers allowance on the grounds that the Department's Medical Assessor expressed the opinion that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. She was notified of this decision, the reasons for it and of her right of review or appeal. Additional medical evidence was received and forwarded to the Department's Medical Assessor for consideration. However, this information did not alter the opinion of the Medical Assessor and the decision remained unchanged.

She appealed this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. Following an oral hearing in July 2011, her appeal was disallowed and the appellant was notified accordingly.