Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26194/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was scheduled for oral hearing by an Appeals Officer on 27 May 2013. As soon as the Appeals Officer has had an opportunity to fully consider all the evidence, including that adduced at the oral hearing, a decision will issue to the person concerned. 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.