Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 285: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Cork is in a position to meet the full time carer conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30452/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that Office on 17 May 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question 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.