Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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392. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20856/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I confirm that my department received an application for carer’s allowance (CA) from the person concerned on 14 April 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.

An application for DCA in respect of the care recipient is still under consideration by my department. Once a decision is made on the DCA application, the CA application for the person concerned will be processed without delay. If DCA is awarded, a decision will then be made on entitlement to CA and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.