Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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263. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which an overpayment occurred in the case of a person (details supplied) receiving domiciliary care allowance; and when the overpayment occurred. [22887/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned had been in receipt of carer’s allowance (CA) up to 8 December 1999 when her late father, who was one of her two care recipients, died. She was no longer entitled to CA from 9 December 1999 as her means were not less than the statutory limit.

An overpayment of (CA) occurred from 10 April 2000 to 12 June 2002 when a Personalised Payable Order book was given to the person concerned in error by her local Post Office.

Her case was reviewed and a revised decision was made, on the grounds that the person concerned could not reasonably have been aware that she was being overpaid.As a result of this revised decision, the debt was cancelled. The person concerned was notified on the 1 March 2017.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.