Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a decision on a domiciliary care allowance review in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38596/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from the person concerned on 9 May 2014. This application was referred to one of the Department’s Medical Assessors who did not consider that the child met the medical criteria for the allowance. A letter issued on the 19th August 2014 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.

A review of this decision was requested on the 19th September 2014 and additional information on this child’s condition/care needs has been supplied. The application together with the new information supplied will now be examined by another medical assessor. Once their opinion is received the application will be re-examined by a deciding officer and a revised decision will be made, if warranted. The person concerned will be notified of the outcome of this review as soon as it is completed.