Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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341. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application for a person (details supplied). [4416/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I confirm that my Department received an application for carer’s allowance from the person concerned on 6 January 2017.

When the application form was examined, it was discovered that a large part was left incomplete. Accordingly the application could not be processed. My Department contacted the applicant on 27 January 2017 to request the missing information.

Once the outstanding documentation is provided, the application will be further processed and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. If the Deputy requires further assistance with this query he should not hesitate to contact Philip in my office.