Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)
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189. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23337/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The application, based upon the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds and the person in question was notified in writing of this decision on 20 March 2015.

In our letter mentioned above to the person in question, she was given the option of seeking a review or appealing our decision directly to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, within 21 days. To date, neither option has been exercised.