Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will facilitate an oral hearing at the earliest possible date regarding an appeal for carers' allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned has been referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in the case. The person concerned will be notified when the necessary arrangements have been made.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.