Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent)
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186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a domiciliary care allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5759/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 22nd August 2014. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 11th November 2014 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.

A review of this decision was requested on 25th November 2014 and additional information on this child’s condition/care needs has been supplied. The application together with the new information supplied has been forwarded to another medical assessor for their professional opinion. Once this 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.