Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme. [5549/16]

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 12 November 2015.

After notifying the Department of a change in her circumstances, the application was referred to a local social welfare inspector (SWI) on 22 March 2016 to assess the level of care being provided, assess means and confirm that all the conditions for receipt of carer’s allowance are satisfied. Once the SWI has reported, a deciding officer will make a decision and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.