Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be reached on a BASIC appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47322/14]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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166. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be reached on a BASIC appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47344/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 3 December 2014 who will make a summary decision on the appeal 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.