Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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438. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12715/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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A deciding officer (DO) decided that the person concerned did not satisfy the conditions for carer’s allowance and was not entitled to receive that payment for the period 17 March 2011 to 28 May 2014. An overpayment was assessed and the person concerned was notified on 19 October 2015.

The person concerned appealed this decision and the case was submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals office for determination. An appeals officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence has allowed the appeal, the revised decision of the DO has been quashed and the debt has been cancelled. The person concerned was notified on the 21 April 2016 of the appeal outcome.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.