Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in respect of an appeal for disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, which has been pending for one year; when this appeal will be determined with particular reference to the length of time take to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5354/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned has not been received by that office. 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.