Written answers
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Department of Social Protection
Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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155. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients who were in receipt of domiciliary care allowance who have been found ineligible for disability allowance on reaching the age of 16 since January 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51334/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Statistics for the number of unsuccessful disability allowance applications since January 2013 who were previously in receipt of domiciliary care allowance are not maintained.
It is estimated from data available that the number of persons who were in receipt of domiciliary care allowance and found to be ineligible for disability allowance to date in 2013 is approximately 370.
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