Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the delay in dealing with appeals in the social welfare appeals office with particular reference to an appeal lodged in respect of a person (details supplied). [17244/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer having fully considered all the available evidence disallowed the appeal, of the person concerned, by way of summary decision. Notification of the Appeals Officers decision issued 26 March 2012.

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.