Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 468: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will deal with an appeal (details supplied) due to certain hardships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39884/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The claim for jobseeker's allowance by the person concerned was refused by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 1 October 2008 on the grounds that his means exceeded the statutory limit. An appeal was opened on 15 October 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.

On receipt of the response the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration.

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