Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determining of eligibility for domiciliary care allowance; the number of cases refused; the number overturned on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39017/19]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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In the 8 months to end of August 2019, a total of 6063 applications for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) were received. In addition 1280 applications were on hand at 1st January 2019.

At 1st September a total of 6217 applications had been processed, with 4174 approved, 16 withdrawn and 2027 not approved.

Average processing time for DCA applications to date in 2019 was 9.56 weeks, with a departmental processing time target of 10 weeks.

Of the 506 DCA appeals finalised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office up to the end June 2019, 352 were allowed, 7 partially allowed and 147 not allowed.

I hope that clarifies the matter for the Deputy.