Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 36: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 60 of 26 October 2011, when a decision will issue on an application for farm assist in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39071/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Further to my response to PQ Ref. No. 31614/11 on 26 October 2011, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the appeal, by the person concerned, was assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration on 13 October 2011. The Appeals Officer referred the case back to the Social Welfare Inspector for clarification on certain issues. The case was reassigned to the Appeals Officer on 25 November 2011 who will decide whether the case can be decided on a summary basis or whether to list it for oral hearing.

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.