Derek Keating (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite the application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [25927/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on the 14th April 2014. This application has been forwarded to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors for their medical opinion. Upon receipt of this opinion, a decision will be made and notified to the person concerned. It can currently take 12 weeks to process an application for DCA.