Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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382. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18780/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I confirm that the department received an application for Carer’s Allowance from the person in question on 8 September 2011. The application was disallowed on the grounds that the care recipient is not so disabled as to require full time care and attention as prescribed in legislation, she was not providing full time care and attention as required and that there is no system of communication between the carer’s and care recipient’s households. She was notified of this decision, the reasons for it and of her right of review or appeal.

The person in question requested a review of this decision and submitted additional medical evidence in support of the application on 18 August 2012. This evidence was forwarded to the Department’s medical assessor for consideration who, upon reviewing the evidence, found that care recipient is in need of full time care and attention. However, a deciding officer still found that there was no system of communication between households and that full time care and attention conditions were not met. She was notified of this revised decision on 23 January 2013 and 11 April 2013. Following a request for a review of this revised decision her file was sent to a different Social Welfare Inspector. This review has now been completed and the application is currently with a deciding officer who will notify the person in question directly of the outcome.