Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8228/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned applied for domiciliary care allowance in respect of three children on the 17th November 2014. The applications were not allowed as the children were not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 18th February 2015 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 twenty one days.