Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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318. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied). [30409/16]

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 4 September 2015.

CA is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has a disability such that they require that level of care.

A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15 hours per week, provided that they can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate care has been provided for the care recipient in their absence.

It has been decided that this condition has not been satisfied.

The person concerned was notified on 14 August 2016 of this decision, the reason for it and of his right of review and appeal.

A review of this decision was requested and the outcome is that there is no change to the original decision. The person concerned was notified of this on 12 October 2016.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.