Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ascertain from the carers' allowance section of her Department when relevant departmental papers and comments regarding a carers' allowance refusal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office in order to allow an appeal to progress considering that the appeal was registered on 27 November 2014. [3564/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Following a medical review, the carer’s allowance (CA) payment of the person in question was stopped on 27 November 2014 as it was decided the care recipient no longer satisfied the medical criteria for CA. The person concerned submitted additional medical evidence in support of their appeal. This additional evidence has now been reviewed by a deciding officer who has revised the original decision and decided that the person in question continues to be eligible for CA.

A letter informing the person in question of the revised decision issued on 26 January 2015. The payment will be restored and any arrears due will issue shortly.