Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Appeals Status
Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been reached on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38387/12]
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 March 2012. 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 11th May 2012 and the case was assigned to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an 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.
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