Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update on a carer's benefit review for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54793/22]

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 person(s) in need of full-time care and attention.

A person can be considered to be providing full-time care and attention where they are engaged in employment, self-employment or on training courses for a maximum of 18.5 hours per week and the maximum income from this employment is €350.00, provided that they can show to the satisfaction of a deciding officer that adequate care has been provided for the care recipient in their absence.

CARB was awarded to the person concerned for the period 3 March 2022 to 21 Sept 2022.

The person concerned made a further application on 11 October 2022 to extend the period of benefit. However, the information supplied was insufficient to enable a decision to be made. Accordingly, additional information was requested from the person concerned on 1 November 2022 in relation to a new employment which commenced on 11 October 2022.

Once the information is received, the application will be processed without delay and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54820/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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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.

An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 20 July 2022.

It is a condition for receipt of CA that every applicant is required to furnish a deciding officer with such certificates, documents, information and evidence as may be required for the purpose of deciding a claim.

The person concerned did not provide documents that were requested in relation to their means. Therefore, the application for CA was disallowed.

The person concerned was notified on 29 August 2022 of this decision, the reason for it and of their right of review and appeal.

The person concerned requested a review of this decision and submitted additional evidence in support of their application.

Following a review of this information, CA was awarded to the person concerned on 28 October 2022, with effect from 2 December 2021 and the first payment will issue to their nominated post office on 10 November 2022.

Arrears for the period 2 December 2021 to 9 November 2022 will issue by cheque shortly.

The person concerned was notified on 28 October 2022 of the revised decision, the reason for it and of their right of review and appeal.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.