Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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4. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9258/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 5th August 2015. This application satisfied the qualifying conditions for the allowance and a letter issued on 3rd November 2016 advising of the decision to award the allowance from 1st September 2015. A review of the date of award was requested on 27th November 2015 and the person concerned was notified on 8th January 2016 that following an examination of the file, the original decision date was upheld.

An appeal of this decision was registered on the 8th February 2016 and additional information has been supplied. 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.