Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39381/16]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) was received from this lady on the 4th May 2016. A decision issued to her on the 25th August 2016 advising that the application was not allowed, as it was considered that her daughter did not meet the qualifying conditions for the scheme.

An appeal of the decision to disallow the application has been submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO). As part of that appeal process, a review of the decision was undertaken by another deciding officer. This lady was notified on the 2nd December 2016, that following a re-examination of the application the original decision was upheld. The DCA application file, together with the additional information she supplied, was forwarded to the SWAO on the 5th December 2016 for their consideration. The SWAO will be in contact with her in due course on the outcome of her appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.