Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will facilitate a review of the refusal of disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40523/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 5 June 2012. The medical evidence supplied with her application was referred to one of the department’s medical assessors who was of the opinion, based on the information supplied, that she was not medically suitable for disability allowance. The deciding officer accepted this opinion and the claim was refused and the person was notified in writing of this decision on 4 September 2012. The letter which issued to the person also advised her that it was open to her to submit further medical evidence and her case would be reviewed. She was also advised of the option of appealing directly to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office.