Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if carer's allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [34555/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned was refused carer's allowance in respect of a second care recipient on grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full-time care and attention as prescribed in regulations. On 22 October 2010, she was notified of this decision. She appealed this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

An appeals officer, having fully considered the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned as it had not been established that the qualifying conditions had been met. The medical evidence indicated the need for some support but not for full-time care and attention within the meaning of the relevant social welfare legislation. She was notified accordingly on 3 August 2011. The decision of an appeals officer is final and may only be reviewed in the light of new evidence or new facts not already presented at the time of appeal. There is no evidence of any new information in this case having been received in my department nor in the Social Welfare Appeals Office.