Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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59. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if carer’s allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12580/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I confirm that the department received an application for carer's allowance (CA) from the person in question on the 23rd December 2014. To be entitled to CA, where the care recipient is aged under 16 there must be a domiciliary care allowance (DCA) in payment in respect of that child. The CA application is with a deciding officer (DO) for decision, however, as the only alternative is to refuse the application out of hand as DCA is not in payment, the DO wishes to wait until the DCA case has been determined before making a decision.