Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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545. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance applications over the past three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25485/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care.

I can advise the Deputy that the number of CA applications received in my department from 1 January 2018 up to 31 August 2020 are as follows.

*up to 31 August 2020

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.