Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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525. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for a disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13569/17]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance from this lady on 6 February 2017. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their claim.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.