Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 461: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the outcome of a disability allowance appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [39588/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The claim for disability allowance, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 11 September 2008 following an examination by a Medical Assessor who expressed the opinion that she was medically unsuitable for the allowance.

An appeal was opened on 24 September 2008 and I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the documentation in the case and the Deciding Officer's comments on the grounds of the appeal. In that context, a medical examination by another Medical Assessor has been arranged for 05 December 2008.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.