Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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1856. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer’s benefit will be approved for a person (details supplied). [43618/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Carer's Benefit is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention.

To qualify, the Carer must satisfy PRSI conditions; employment conditions; show that they are providing full-time care and attention; and must show that the care recipient requires full-time care and attention.

An application for Carer’s Benefit was received from the person concerned on 14 July 2025.

A Deciding Officer examined the application and determined that further information was required. A request for this information issued on the 24 July 2025.

On receipt of the requested information, a Deciding Officer will make a formal decision on the Carer's Benefit application and the person concerned will be notified in writing.

If the person concerned is experiencing financial hardship during this wait period, they may contact their local Community Welfare Officer regarding Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

Brian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael)
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1857. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of a child benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43636/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16,17 and 18, if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves.

The person concerned applied for Child Benefit on 01 July 2025. This claim was awarded on 17 July 2025 and payment will be in their nominated account on the 29 July.

Brian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael)
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1858. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43637/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is payable to a parent / guardian in respect of a child aged under 16 who has a severe disability requiring continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of the care and attention normally required by a child of the same age and where the level of the child's disability is such that the child is likely to require this level of care and attention for at least 12 consecutive months.

An application for DCA in respect of their child was received from the person concerned on 1 July 2025. As part of the decision process their application has been forwarded for the opinion of a Departmental Medical Assessor (MA). On receipt of the MA response, a decision will be made on their application as soon as possible by a deciding officer and the person concerned will be notified directly in writing of the decision.