Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7611/19]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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Disability allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test.

A completed application form for DA must be submitted to the Department in order for a decision made on entitlement. To date no application for DA has been received from the person concerned.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.