Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be offered disability allowance until their health has improved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16002/19]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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Disability Allowance 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 decision as to whether or not a person is eligible to receive a DA payment can only be considered on receipt of a completed application form for that payment.

To date no application for DA has been received from the person concerned.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.