Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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462. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for the carer’s allowance in County Cork in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; and the number of these that were refused. [37773/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care.

The number of CA applications in Co. Cork received and refused from 2019 to date are set out in tabular form below.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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463. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of domiciliary care allowance applications in County Cork in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 respectively; and the number of these that were refused. [37774/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Domiciliary Care Allowance is administered centrally for the whole country. Information is not routinely collated on a county basis and therefore no specific figures for applications from county Cork are available. The number of all applications received and the number of those refused following initial application for the years in question is detailed in the table below.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.