Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Offaly may expect a decision on their review of domiciliary care allowance. [19840/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 15 November 2012. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who found that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 8 February 2013 advising of the decision.

The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. As part of the appeal process, the case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor on 23 April 2013 who confirmed the opinion that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. The file was forwarded to the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 24 April 2013 for the appeal to be processed.