Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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460. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons in receipt of carer's allowance are subject to Garda vetting as part of the application process for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39642/20]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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461. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons in receipt of carers allowance are subject to Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39643/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 460 and 461 together.

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.

The objective of the payment is to provide an income support to carers whose earning capacity is substantially reduced as a consequence of their caring responsibilities.

I can confirm that Garda vetting is not required to receive CA.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.