Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 809: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal will be heard in relation to disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [11782/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Payment of Illness Benefit to the person concerned was discontinued from 6th October 2008 following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was capable of work. She appealed this decision on 13th October 2008 and, in the context of that appeal, her case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor on 3rd December 2008 who also expressed the opinion that she was capable of work.

I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the case has now been referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing. The person concerned will be informed when the arrangements for this hearing have been made.

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