Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2310/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned applied for domiciliary care allowance in respect of two children on 16 July 2014. The applications were not allowed as the children were not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on 9 October 2014 advising of these decisions.

In the case of an application which was refused on medical grounds the applicant may submit additional information and/or ask for the decision to be reviewed or they may appeal the decision directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office within 21 days. A review of the decisions was requested and additional information on the children’s condition/care needs was supplied on 15 October and 19 November 2014. The applications together with the new information supplied will be examined by another medical assessor. Once new opinions are received the applications will be re-examined by a deciding officer and revised decisions will be made if warranted. The person concerned will be notified of the outcome of the reviews as soon as they are completed.