Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a respite grant is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22117/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I can confirm that carer's allowance (CA) is in payment for the person in question in respect of two care recipients. One of the care recipients currently qualifies for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) which will cease when she turns 16 this month.

In order for a child under 16 years to be considered to be medically eligible for CA, DCA must be in payment for that child. Once the child reaches 16 years and is no longer entitled to DCA, a review of the continuing entitlement to CA is carried out. However, in the time-frame of this particular case, the review will not be completed until after the first Thursday in June (the date the respite care grant (RCG) becomes payable) and, consequently, the Department can confirm that RCG for 2013 will be paid in respect of both carees in this case once they are still in payment on the due date.