Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will examine an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31338/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 5 June 2015. The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for half-rate carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Longford. [31347/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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When a person is in receipt of a social welfare payment (other than jobseeker payments or supplementary welfare allowance) or is being claimed as a qualified adult on their spouse, civil partner or cohabitant’s social welfare payment, and also qualifies for a carer's allowance (CA), CA is paid at half the normal rate. The person concerned was in receipt of one-parent family payment (OFP) up to 25 March 2015 and received half-rate CA as well.

When OFP stopped due to the youngest child reaching the OFP age threshold, CA was increased to full-rate with effect from 26 March 2015.

The person concerned has made an application in respect of a 2 care recipient on 7 July 2015. This application is being processed and once a decision is made the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.