Written answers

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Social Welfare Benefits

10:00 am

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 465: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and granted farm assist. [30140/10]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The farm assist application from the person concerned is currently with a Deciding Officer. A decision will be made as soon as possible and he will be notified of the outcome.

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, currently on disability benefit, qualifies for invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30187/10]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The application for invalidity pension, by the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department who was of the opinion that he was not considered to be permanently incapable of work. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal was opened on 9 June 2010 and the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal were sought. These are now to hand and will be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration.

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

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