Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 389: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3987/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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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 15th October 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 24 October 2011 and the appeal was assigned to an Appeals Officer on 11 January 2012 who will decide whether the case can be decided on a summary basis or whether to list 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.