John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 535: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; when a decision will issue in this case and if same will be expedited. [18131/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 03rd September 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 28 November 2011 and the appeal was assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration on 21 March 2012.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.