John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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317. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal for rent allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [49055/13]

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 referred to an Appeals Officer who decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 18^th November 2013. The person concerned was notified of the arrangements for the 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.