Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who has been on the carer’s benefit in respect of care for their elderly father is entitled to a further round of carer’s benefit in respect of a fresh application for care of their mother. [48761/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention.

To qualify, the carer must satisfy PRSI conditions; employment conditions; show that they are providing full-time care and attention; and must show that the care recipient requires full-time care and attention.

The person concerned is currently in receipt of CARB in respect of their father. This is due to expire on 30 November 2022. A new application for CARB was received from the person concerned on 15 September 2022 in respect of care for their mother to commence from 1 December 2022.

Applications for CARB are assigned to Deciding Officers in date of receipt order. The current average processing time for CARB applications is approximately 8 weeks. Once processed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome of their application.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.