Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current and/or expected position in relation to jobseeker's benefit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29054/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was disallowed Jobseekers benefit as they did not meet the eligibility criteria for the scheme.

Following the receipt of additional information the person concerned has now been awarded Jobseekers Allowance (JA) from 17/04/2022. Notification has been sent to inform the person concerned that payment of €343.00 pw will issue to their nominated bank account.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for disability allowance or alternative might be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29055/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions.

The person concerned is a care recipient on Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) until they reach 16, in August 2023. However, there is no automatic transition from DCA to DA. An application must be made for DA and the individual will have to satisfy the qualifying criteria of this scheme.

I can confirm my Department has not received an application for DA for the person concerned. A completed DA application form must be submitted to the Department in order to establish if the person concerned has an entitlement.

An application form was posted to the person concerned on 12 June 2023.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.