John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an application for domiciliary care allowance now under appeal will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [31348/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 13 December 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 22 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 14 June 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 25 June 2013 to have the appeal processed.