Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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1150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status on the review for a carer's benefit for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4149/20]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people.

To qualify the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions, employment conditions, show that they are providing full-time care and attention and must show that the care recipient requires full-time care and attention.

The person concerned applied for CARB on the 23 December 2019 but was disallowed on the grounds they were not providing full time care and attention on 20 February 2020.

A review was submitted and the original decision was overturned. The person concerned has been awarded Carer's Benefit and a decision letter issued on 5 March 2020.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.