Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 533: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 26 January 2010, if an oral hearing will be granted to facilitate an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6822/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Due to staff action currently being taken, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 534: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 26 January 2010, if this parliamentary question will be accepted as an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [6823/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A request to open an appeal in this case will be made to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. Whether the appeal is accepted, due to the time lapse since the decision issued in September 2009, is a matter for the Chief Appeals Officer. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.