Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42029/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned applied for carer’s allowance (CA) on 9 July 2014. To qualify for CA an applicant must be providing full-time care and attention to a person who requires that level of care. Where an applicant can prove to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that they have arranged for adequate provision of the relevant person, they can be employed, self-employed or engaged on educational training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15 hours per week.

The CA application was refused because the applicant was employed in excess of 15 hours per week.

The person concerned appealed the decision and the appeal was disallowed on 10 July 2015.

The person concerned submitted a new application for CA. The application is currently with a social welfare inspector (SWI) to reassess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of CA are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a deciding officer will make a decision as quickly as possible. The person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.