Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a review of the refusal of an application for invalidity pension will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37811/12]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason payment under the invalidity pension scheme ceased in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38094/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 733 together.

Invalidity pension is a payment for persons who are permanently incapable of work and who satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions.

Invalidity pension was stopped for the person in question following a routine review of continued entitlement. Based on the up-to-date medical evidence provided for the purposes of the review, the medical assessor expressed the opinion that the claimant was no longer eligible for invalidity pension as he no longer satisfied the medical criteria.

The person concerned has requested a review of this decision and has submitted further medical evidence in support of his application. This evidence has been forwarded to a different medical assessor for an opinion. When this opinion is received by the deciding officer a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified. If the person concerned is not satisfied with the outcome of the review, he will have the right of appeal to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office.