Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The claim for carer's allowance by the person concerned was refused by a Deciding Officer of the Department on 16 July 2008 on the grounds that she was not providing full-time care to the caree. An appeal was opened on 28 July 2008 and I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with the statutory requirements, the Department was asked for the documentation in the case and the Deciding Officer's comments on the grounds of the appeal. These are now to hand and have been referred to an Appeals Officer for 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.