Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 373: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for domiciliary care allowance received on a monthly basis over the past two years; the numbers granted and or refused in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28349/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of domiciliary care allowance applications received on a monthly basis in 2010 and 2011 is set out in table 1 below.

Table 1 - Domiciliary Care Allowance received per month in 2010 and 2011

The number of applicants for DCA that were received, awarded and refused in 2010 and 2011 is set out in table 2 below. The statistics requested are not recorded on a monthly basis.

Table 2 - Domiciliary Care Allowance applications – 2010 and 2011

(* Includes cases initially disallowed but allowed on review following receipt of additional information).