Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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1059. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications being processed for domiciliary carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44992/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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To date in 2018, over 7,000 Domiciliary Care Allowance applications have been received, with 5,068 applications awarded so far this year.

Applications are being processed within 10 weeks of receipt at present. Currently, there are 1,444 applications on hand with those received in mid-late August 2018 being dealt with.

In 2017 a total of 8,197 applications were received, with 6,823 awarded that year.

I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.