Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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426. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has been received by her Department; when this will be dealt with; the correspondence that has been issued to the person; the reason they had been refused DCA previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26967/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned made an initial application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) on 18 September 2009. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who returned their opinion that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. A letter issued on 21 October 2009 advising of the decision not to allow the application. The person concerned subsequently appealed this decision and she was informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 19 July 2010 that the appeal had not been allowed.

A second application for DCA was received on 27 February 2012. The 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 29 March 2012 advising of the decision to disallow the claim. In the case of an application which is refused on medical grounds the applicant may submit additional information and/or ask for the case to be reviewed or they may appeal the decision directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office within twenty one days. No additional information has been received and no appeal has been registered against this decision.