Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when unemployment assistance or jobseeker's appeal will be heard in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17293/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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A claim for jobseeker's allowance by the person concerned was received on 15 August 2009 and was disallowed by a Deciding Officer of the Department on the grounds that his means from capital and his spouse's earnings exceeded the statutory limit. He was notified of this decision 18 September 2009.

An appeal was opened on 13 October 2009 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 appeal. The relevant documentation was received on 22 February 2010 and the appeal from the person concerned will 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.