Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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148. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when full payment including any arrears of payment including basic supplementary welfare allowance or alternative will be paid in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41754/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the supplementary welfare allowance and disability allowance appeals by the person concerned have been referred to an Appeals Officer, who will make a summary decision on the appeals 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 in relation to social welfare entitlements.