John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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300. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [33010/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 24th April 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 the 12th June 2012 advising of the decision. Following receipt of your representations together with additional information the case was forwarded to another of the Department's Medical Assessors for further consideration on the 27th February 2013, who confirmed the opinion of the original Medical Assessor.

The person concerned subsequently lodged an appeal against this decision. As part of the appeal process, the case was reviewed by a third Medical Assessor on the 12th June 2013 who once again confirmed the opinion that the child was not medically eligible for the allowance. The file was forwarded to the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 3rd July 2013 for the appeal to be processed.