Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason it has taken 14 weeks for the carer's allowance file of a person (details supplied) to be sent from the carer's allowance section in Sligo to the social welfare appeals office in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14377/17]

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 8 June 2016.

It is a condition for receipt of a CA that the carer must be providing full-time care and attention.

The person concerned was refused carer's allowance on the grounds that she was not providing full-time care and attention. This is because the care recipient was in care facility for four nights per week. The person concerned was notified on 10 November 2016 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal.

The person concerned has appealed this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO). A submission is being prepared as required by the SWAO and the case will be sent to the SWAO for determination this week.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.