Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a review of a domiciliary allowance will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42888/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on 28 July 2015. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 27th October 2015 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.

A review of this decision was requested on 12th November 2015 and an appeal was registered on the 16th November 2015. The application together with the new information supplied with the appeal has been forwarded to a medical assessor for their professional opinion. Upon receipt of the Medical Assessor’s opinion, the case will be further examined by a deciding officer, who will revise the original decision if warranted, or alternatively, forward the case for consideration by the Appeals Office. Such reviews can take up to 12 weeks to complete at present.