Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form for the past five years the number of domiciliary care allowance appeals submitted to her Department; the number of these refused; the number granted [8236/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of domiciliary care allowance (DCA) appeals submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals of Office and outcome of appeals processed from 2009 to 2012, is given in the Table below.

Prior to April 2009 the domiciliary care allowance scheme was administered by the Health Services Executive (HSE). Fresh applications for DCA were accepted by my Department from April 2009, claims of existing recipients of DCA were transferred from HSE to my Department in September 2009.

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals 2009 -2012

The figures in relation the outcome of appeals are in respect of the actual appeals processed in the period specified and do not, necessarily, relate to the appeals received in the same period.