Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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297. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for carer's allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39908/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Allowance 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.

Means are any income belonging to the carer and their spouse / civil partner / cohabitant, property (except their own home) or an asset that could bring in money or provide them with an income, for example occupational pensions, or pensions or benefits from another country.

I can confirm that my Department received an application for Carer's Allowance from the person concerned on 15 May 2024.

The claim was disallowed as the means of the person concerned exceeded the statutory means limit. The person concerned was notified of this decision in writing on 17 June 2024. They were also notified of their right to have the decision reviewed (where further information is available) or to appeal the decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

A review was initiated on foot of correspondence received from the person concerned on 20 June 2024. A request for further information issued to the person on 03 October 2024. Upon receipt of the information requested and following the necessary investigations in relation to all aspects of the review, the person concerned will be notified directly in writing of the outcome.

I hope this clarifies the position for the deputy.