Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [3500/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Carer's Allowance (CA) is a social assistance payment made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a relevant person/persons and whose income falls below certain limits.

The Department informs me that to date, no application by the person concerned for CA has been received.

Accordingly, I have arranged for an application form (CR1) to issue, which the person concerned should complete and return as soon as possible, in order that the Department may determine their entitlement to CA. If the person in question has already submitted an application in the past few days, there is no need to resubmit a new application and the Department will be in touch in relation to the application in due course.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [3501/16]

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 concerned on 8 July 2015.

The application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of CA are satisfied. The inspector interviewed the person concerned in December 2015 but the investigation could not be completed as the carer was going on holidays. Once the SWI has reported, a DO will make a decision and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.