Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 November 2025
97. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of first-time applications for domiciliary care allowance that have been received to date in 2025, the number that were refused; the number of those that were appealed or reviewed; the number of those that had their appeal allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62179/25]
View answer102. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for domiciliary care allowance received to date in 2025; the number approved; the number rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62130/25]
View answer115. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of successful domiciliary care allowance applications for the past three years; the number refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62024/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 97, 102 and 115 together.
Domiciliary Care Allowance is a monthly payment for a child with a severe disability. The payment is not based on the type of disability, it is based on the impact of the disability.
Statistics are collated on an overall basis, and are not broken down by first time applications. The total number of claim registered, awarded and disallowed over the last three years, and to the end of September 2025, are shown in Table 1 below. The number of appeals and a breakdown by latest decision is provided in Table 2 below.
Table 1: Domiciliary Care Allowance claims registered, awarded and disallowed, by year
|
Year |
Registered |
Awarded |
Disallowed |
|
2022 |
10,524 |
7,872 |
3,948 |
|
2023 |
12,290 |
8,301 |
4,079 |
|
2024 |
13,270 |
8,961 |
4,554 |
|
2025 (to end September) |
11,434 |
6,900 |
3,616 |
Table 2: Domiciliary Care Allowance appeals to September 2025, by latest decision
|
Outcome |
Count |
|
Registered |
2,218 |
|
Decisions made |
3,411 |
|
Of which: |
|
|
Allowed |
1,209 |
|
Partially Allowed |
14 |
|
Revised Decision |
1,105 |
|
Disallowed |
949 |
|
Withdrawn |
134 |
