Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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196. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will assist a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23776/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Disability allowance (DA) is a weekly income support paid to people who are aged over 16 and under 66 and who are substantially restricted from doing work that would otherwise be suitable for a person of their age, experience and qualifications by virtue of them having an injury, disease or physical or mental disability. The specified disability must be expected to last for at least on year and eligibility for the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test.

A decision as to whether or not a person is eligible to receive a DA payment can only be considered on receipt of a completed application form for that payment. To date no application for DA has been received from the person concerned. An application form has been issued by post by the Department.

I trust this clarifies the matter.