Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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564. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme, including the timeframe for a decision; if he is aware of the extenuating circumstances of the persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10533/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I confirm that the department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 26 February 2016.

It is a condition for receipt of CA that where the care recipient is aged less than 16 years, Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) must be in payment in respect of them.

As an application for DCA in respect of the care recipient is still under consideration, CA cannot be awarded. If DCA is awarded, a decision will then be made on entitlement to CA and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome. In the meantime, the person concerned is in receipt of a weekly social welfare support.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.