Written answers

Thursday, 24 November 2016

Department of Social Protection

Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility

Photo of Peter BurkePeter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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124. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the options available for a person (details supplied) who has exhausted the appeals process for domiciliary care payments but feels they are entitled to the full payment based on the scheme legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36584/16]

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received from this gentleman on the 22nd January 2016. The application was not allowed as it was considered that the child did not meet the eligibility criteria for the allowance. A letter issued on 28th April 2016 outlining the decision in this case.

An appeal was lodged against this decision and as part of that appeal process, a review of the decision was undertaken by a deciding officer. He was notified on 19th September 2016 that following a re-examination of the application the original decision was upheld. The application was forwarded to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) for the appeal to be processed and he was advised by the SWAO on the 15th November 2016 that the appeal against the decision had not been allowed.

The decision/appeal process for this application is now complete. A further review can be carried out if there is new or additional relevant information which was not available to the deciding and appeals officers when they made their decisions. Alternatively, it is open to him to re-apply for the allowance at any time.

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