Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 459: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for unemployment benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be dealt with. [11499/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for jobseeker's benefit on the 7 March 2007. A Deciding Officer disallowed his claim on the grounds that he is not available for full-time work. It is open to him to appeal this decision and a form for this purpose has been issued to him.

Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers and Appeals Officers. These officers are statutorily appointed and I have no role in regard to making such decisions.