Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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908. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been refused a carer's support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1524/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Carer's Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers by my department. 

I can confirm that my Department received an application for the Carer’s Support Grant (CSG) from the person concerned on 20 April 2022. 

In order to qualify for CSG, a person must be providing full time care and attention.  Full time care and attention is defined as not less than 35 hours in a period of 7 consecutive days, and care is provided on any 5 days, whether consecutive or not within a period of 7 consecutive days.

As the person concerned stated that she was caring four hours per day, four days per week a total of 16 hours care per week, she was not providing full-time care and attention.  The application was disallowed, and a letter issued to the person concerned on 10 May 2022, informing her of the decision and of her of her right of review and appeal. 

On the 7 July 2022 the person concerned requested a review of the decision.  She was notified by the Department, on the 11 July 2022, that on review the original decision was upheld.

On the 11 August 2022 a request for an appeal of the decision was received.  On 14 November 2022 the Social Welfare Appeals Office notified the person concerned that her appeal was disallowed.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.