Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 186G

Medical examination

Section 186G requires children for whom domiciliary care allowance is paid to attend medical examinations and provides for disqualification from the allowance where examinations are not attended without good cause.

• Children for whom domiciliary care allowance is paid must attend medical or other examinations when required by regulations.
• Regulations may be made setting out the examination requirements.
• Failure to attend required examinations without good cause may result in disqualification from receiving the allowance.
• The disqualification affects the person receiving the payment, not the child directly.