Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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313. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11493/17]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received on the 20th October 2016. This application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 2nd February 2017 outlining the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.

An appeal of this decision was registered on 2nd March 2017 and additional information on the child’s condition/care needs was supplied. The application together with the new information supplied will be forwarded to a Medical Assessor for their professional opinion. Upon receipt of the Medical Assessor’s opinion, the case will be further examined by a deciding officer, who will revise the original decision if warranted or alternatively, forward the case for consideration by the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.