Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 269: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal hearing will take place in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14725/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE).

The HSE has advised that the person concerned appealed against the decision to refuse him mortgage interest supplement to the HSE Appeals Officer. That Appeals Officer decided that the person concerned is not entitled to a supplement as the amount of mortgage interest payable by him exceeds such amount as is considered reasonable by the HSE.

The person concerned was advised of his further right of appeal to the Chief Appeals Officer of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. He lodged an appeal with that officer on 26 February 2009. The person concerned will be advised of the decision of an Appeals Officer of the Department as soon as a decision has been given in this case.