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186C. Qualified child.

(1) A person who has not attained the age of 16 years (in this section referred to as the 'child') is a qualified child for the purposes of the payment of domiciliary care allowance where -

(a) the child has a severe disability requiring continual or continuous care and attention substantially in excess of the care and attention normally required by a child of the same age,

(b) the level of disability caused by that severe disability is such that the child is likely to require full-time care and attention for at least 12 consecutive months,

(c) the child -

(i) is ordinarily resident in the State, or

(ii) satisfies the requirements of section 219(2),

and

(d) the child is not detained in a children detention school.

(2) [deleted]

(3) [deleted]

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