Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of a recent diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12750/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received on 29th March 2011. This application was referred to one of the Department's Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for DCA. A letter issued on 10th June 2011 refusing the allowance. The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. She was informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 8th December 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 and appeals officers when they made their decisions, it is open to her to re-apply for the payment.