Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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682. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a parent is entitled to a carer's respite grant if their child has turned 16 years-of-age and has moved from the domiciliary care allowance to the disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17407/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Carer's Support Grant (CSG) is an annual payment for carers who look after a person in need of full-time care and attention. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to the following conditions:

The person claiming the Grant must:

• Be aged 16 or over and ordinarily resident in this State
• Care for the person on a full-time basis
• Care for the person for a continuous period of at least six months – this period must include the first Thursday in June
• Live with the person being looked after, or this person can be contacted quickly by a direct system of communication (i.e., a telephone or alarm)
• Not be employed / self-employed for more than 18.5 hours per week
• Not be in receipt of, or entitled to receive Jobseeker’s Allowance or Jobseeker’s Benefit or be signing for credited contributions

• Be so incapacitated as to need full-time care and attention
• Not normally live in a hospital, convalescent home, or another similar institution
• Not receive full-time care and attention within their own home from another person other than the person claiming the Grant

If a DCA payment is stopped prior to the 1st Thursday in June (due date of the CSG) in a particular year, then the CSG is not automatically paid as the DCA has stopped. However, the person concerned may apply for standalone CSG by submitting a completed CSG application form (CSG1).

Applications for CSG will be accepted 8 weeks prior to the due date which is the first Thursday in June, and up to 31 December of the following year.

If the Deputy has a query on a particular case, the details can be forwarded to my Department and will be examined by an officer.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.