Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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1443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the decision to disallow carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15830/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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An application for carer's allowance (CA) was received from the person concerned on 22 August 2017.

CA is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care.

A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses outside the home for a maximum of 15 hours per week, provided that they can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate care has been provided for the care recipient in their absence.

It has been decided that this condition has not been satisfied and their application was disallowed.

The person concerned was notified on 4 January 2018 of this decision, the reason for it and of her right of review and appeal.

A review of this decision was sought on 9 January 2018 and further evidence submitted in support of same. This evidence was examined and it was determined that this evidence was insufficient to show that the provision of full-time care and attention condition is being met.

The outcome of the review is that the original decision is confirmed. The person concerned was notified on 13 March 2018 of this outcome, the reason for it and of her right of appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.