Written answers
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Welfare Appeals
2:30 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 672: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when disability or invalidity pension will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48444/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Payment of illness benefit, to the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an examination by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that he was capable of work. An appeal was opened and in the context of that appeal, his case was reviewed by a second Medical Assessor who also expressed the opinion that he was capable of work.
I am informed by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in the light of this second medical opinion, that office decided to afford him an opportunity of setting out the complete and up to date grounds of his appeal. On receipt of his response the relevant departmental papers will be requested from the Department and the appeal will then be referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. His invalidity pension appeal will be dealt with on a similar basis.
The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister of Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.
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