Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current position in regard to request for oral hearing in respect of guardianship payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53536/13]

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 has decided to hold an oral hearing in this case on 16^th December 2013. The person concerned has been 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.