Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance was stopped in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4843/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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A completed review form for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on 24th September 2010. It was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was no longer medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on 20th November 2010 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. He was informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 25th June 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/or appeals officer when they made their decisions, it is open to them to re-apply for the payment.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance was stopped in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4844/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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A completed review form for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 17th January 2011. This form was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was no longer medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 26th January 2011 advising of the decision. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. As part of the appeal process, the application was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor on 21st January 2012. As the application was again deemed to be medically ineligible, the file will now be sent to the Social Welfare Appeals Office for their consideration of the appeal.