Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for a carer to collect disability allowance on behalf of a person (details supplied) was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25687/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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Except in certain exceptional circumstances, disability allowance (DA) is not payable for any period in respect of which the claimant is resident outside of the State. In all circumstances, DA recipients must inform the Department that they are intending to leave the State.

For control reasons, the Department has decided that the person concerned is not authorised to appoint an agent on their DA as they have previously collected DA payments while not resident in the state.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.