Written answers

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Social Welfare Appeals

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 782: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an assessment by another medical officer will be carried out to finalise the disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1880/10]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Payment of disability allowance, to the person concerned, was refused by a Deciding Officer following an assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable for disability allowance. An appeal was opened and in the context of that appeal, his case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that he was medically unsuitable.

I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in the light of this second medical opinion, that office decided to afford him an opportunity of setting out the complete and up to date grounds of his appeal. On receipt of his response the relevant departmental papers will be requested from the Department and the appeal will then be 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.

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 783: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if an appeal will be opened on the refusal of a carer's allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1883/10]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 801: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [2009/10]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 783 and 801 together.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments on the grounds of appeal in the case of the persons concerned have been sought. When received, the appeals in question 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.

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