Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision regarding eligibility for a disability allowance, carer's allowance and domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23860/17]

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 21 April 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.

According to our records, we have not received a carers allowance claim or a domiciliary care allowance claim to date.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.