Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of disallowed applications for carer's allowance in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5815/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Carer’s Allowance is a payment to people on low incomes who are caring full-time for a person who needs support because of age, disability or illness. The person being cared for must require full-time care and attention. The number of Carer's Allowance claims registered, awarded, disallowed and withdrawn in 2024 and in January 2025 are shown in the table below.

Table 1: Carer's Allowance claims registered, awarded, disallowed and withdrawn, by year: