Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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253. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the review for domiciliary care for a person (details supplied) will be decided; the timeframe for deciding such reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41453/19]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received from the person concerned on the 30th April 2019. The application was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on 3rd July 2019 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance and outlining the entitlement to seek a review of the decision or appeal it.

An appeal was registered by the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 23rd July 2019. As part of the appeals process, the application including any additional material provided since the original decision was made will be re-examined by one of the departments Medical Assessors and a deciding officer . The person concerned will be notified in writing once the review has been finalised. Reviews are currently taking approximately 12 weeks to process.

If the review is unsuccessful, a submission will be prepared and forwarded to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office for consideration by an Appeals Officer. In that case, the Social Welfare Appeals Office will contact her directly about the outcome of the appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.