Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent)
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167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been unsuccessful in applying for disability allowance; if her Department will reconsider the application given the available evidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30124/24]

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 14 May 2023. A letter from his Specialist, dated 23 April 2024, was included with this person's application documentation. This letter was considered by the Medical Assessor when reviewing all the medical information provided by the person concerned.

Based on the evidence supplied in support of this person’s application, his application for DA was disallowed on the grounds that the medical qualifying conditions of DA were not satisfied. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision and they were given the right to a review or an appeal.

To date, no request for a review or an appeal has been received by the person concerned nor has the Department received additional medical documentation, in support of his application, that would impact the original decision.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.