Written answers
Thursday, 2 April 2015
Department of Social Protection
Deserted Wife's Benefit Eligibility
Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an appeal for deserted wife's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13614/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 24thMarch 2015. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral appeal 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.
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