Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a file will be forwarded to the appeals office in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19085/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 14th August 2013. The application was disallowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 6th November 2013 advising of the decision.

The person concerned subsequently requested a review of that decision. The case was reviewed by a deciding officer on the 24th February 2014. The deciding officer considered that a revision of the original decision was not warranted having examined all the information supplied and the opinions of the medical assessor’s. A letter issued on the 25th February 2014 advising of the decision.

An appeal was subsequently lodged against the decision. As part of the appeal process, the application including any new information supplied has been forwarded for further consideration by one of the Department’s Medical Assessors.

Upon receipt of the Medical Assessor’s opinion, the case will be further examined and a revised decision will be made if warranted or the case will be forwarded for consideration by the Appeals Office.