Written answers

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Departmental Data

Photo of Robert O'DonoghueRobert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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430. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families who applied for the domiciliary care allowance for each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, indicating separately the number of applications granted, refused, and the number of refusals that were subsequently overturned on appeal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27486/25]

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The figures requested for Domiciliary Care Allowance for 2020-2023 are as set out in the table below. Note that these figures are for the number of individual claims, rather than for the number of families who applied. Figures for 2024 are currently being compiled and will be published later this year.

Year Claims registered Awarded Rejected Overturned on Appeal
2020 6834 4498 2083 1440
2021 9121 5766 2566 1042
2022 10524 7872 3948 1458
2023 12290 8301 4079 1323

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