Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears due to a person (details supplied) will be paid out in respect of a claim for carer’s allowance which was awarded upon appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32819/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was in receipt of carer’s allowance (CA) from 22 May 2014 to 26 August 2015 in respect of two care recipients, at the maximum weekly rate.

On 20 August 2015, the person concerned withdrew her claim to CA in writing in Mullingar Intreo, on the grounds that she would no longer be providing care from 21 August 2015.

The person concerned was notified on 24 August 2015 that her claim had stopped and that if she wished to reapply after thirteen weeks, she would need to submit a new CA application form.

To date, my department has no record of a new application from the person concerned and consequently no appeal.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.