Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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571. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52815/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) was received form the person concerned on the 21st May 2021. Entitlement to DCA is based on the additional care needs of the child and is not dependent on having an assessment of need or any specific diagnosis completed in advance of making the application. The application in this case was not allowed as the child was not considered to satisfy the qualifying conditions for the allowance. A letter issued on the 11th August 2021 setting out the decision of the deciding officer to refuse the allowance.

An appeal was registered by the Social Welfare Office on the 9th September 2021 and received in Domiciliary Care on the 15th September 2021. As part of the appeals process, the application was re-examined by a deciding officer and the person concerned was notified on the 21st October 2021 that the review was unsuccessful. An appeal submission was prepared and forwarded to the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 21st October 2021. The Social Welfare Appeals Office will contact the person directly about the outcome of the appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.