Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's benifit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51297/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to full-time employees who leave the workforce to care for a person(s) in need of full-time care and attention.

My department received an application for CARB from the person concerned on 24 July 2017.

One of the qualifying conditions requires that the carer must have been employed for at least 16 hours each week in 8 out of the 26 weeks before the period of care is due to start.

The application was disallowed on the grounds that this condition was not satisfied.

The person concerned was notified on 10 October 2017 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal.

The person concerned requested a review of this decision and submitted additional evidence in support of her application. Following this review the decision remained unchanged.

The person concerned was notified on 17 November 2017 of the outcome of the review, the reasons for it and of her right of appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.