Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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697. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [6251/19]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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An application for Domiciliary Care Allowance was received from the person concerned on the 26th February 2018. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 18th June 2018 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.

A review of the decision was requested on the 19th July 2018 and the person concerned was notified on the 8th October 2018 that the review had been completed but the original decision was unchanged.

An appeal was subsequently registered by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 9th November 2018. As part of the appeals process applications are further re-examined by a deciding officer and a revised decision made if warranted. The person concerned will be notified of the outcome of this review, if the decision is not revised the case will be referred for consideration by the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.