Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in making one parent family allowance payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20522/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the appeal from the person concerned was received by that Office on 3/4/08 and a summary decision was issued on 22/4/08 disallowing the appeal. In the decision the Appeals Officer noted that "by failing to co-operate with the Social Welfare Inspector as to his means, appellant has not shown that he satisfies the conditions as to means for receipt of One Parent Family payment".

The Appeals Officer has now decided to re-open the case by way of an oral hearing. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of my Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.