Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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1206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a disability allowance payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24290/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I confirm that my department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from the above named person on 18 April 2018. No decision has been made on the entitlement of the person concerned to date.

If this lady wishes to have her DA application backdated she may do so in writing, clearly stating the grounds for not having made the application at the earlier date and the matter will be considered by a deciding officer.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.