Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3631/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Allowance (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.

My department informs me that, to date, no application for CA has been received from the person concerned.

Accordingly, I have arranged for an application form (CR1) to issue, which he should complete and return as soon as possible, in order that my Department may determine his entitlement to CA. If he has already submitted an application in the past few days, there is no need to re-submit a new application and my Department will be in touch in relation to the application in due course.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.