142. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the disability allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4348/16]

I confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application for disability allowance (DA) from the above named person on 11 January 2016. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

The processing time for individual DA claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria and the completeness of the information they provide in support of their claim.