John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied). [24255/24]

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.

I confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the person concerned on 1 March 2024. Their initial application did not contain all the information required to determine their eligibility for DA. An information request letter was sent to this individual on 13 March 2024 to supply this supporting documentation. I can confirm that this information was received on 03 April 2024.

Based on all the evidence supplied in support of this person’s application, their DA claim was disallowed on the grounds that the medical qualifying condition for the scheme was not satisfied.

The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 25 April 2024. They were given the right to request a review or to appeal the decision to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office. I can confirm that no request for a review or an appeal has been received to date.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.