Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance was stopped in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37247/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Domiciliary care allowance can be paid to qualified child until their 16th birthday. The child in question turned sixteen on 11th September 2011 and as a result the allowance stopped. Notification of the allowance ceasing was issued to the customer on 29th June 2011.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current or expected status in respect of an application for half-rate carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37248/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned is in receipt of half-rate carer's allowance, along with an invalidity pension.

Where a care recipient is under 16 years of age and qualifies for a domiciliary care allowance, they are deemed to satisfy the medical conditions for carer's allowance. However, once the child reaches 16 years old and no longer qualifies for domiciliary care allowance, the carer's allowance application is reviewed to ensure that the person continues to satisfy all the conditions for the receipt of carer's allowance.

In this regard, the person in question has been requested to submit up-to-date medical evidence relating to the care recipient in order that her application may be reviewed. Once the medical evidence has been received and the person's continuing entitlement has been reviewed by a deciding officer, a decision will be made and the person will be notified directly of the outcome.