John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance application will be approved and backdated as soon as possible (details supplied). [57222/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for Carers Allowance and was refused on 23rd May 2024, on the grounds that full time care and attention were not being provided and that the information required by the Department to determine means had not been supplied.

The person concerned submitted an appeal on 2nd September 2024. Having considered all of the available evidence the Appeals Officer disallowed the appeal on both aspects listed above, and issued the decision to the person concerned on 11th July 2025.

The person concerned submitted a request for a review under Section 317 on the 16th September 2025. The Appeals Officer having considered that review and the new evidence provided did not find that the original decision was incorrect, and the review was subsequently disallowed on 17th October 2025.