John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for an Invalidity Pension will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [26033/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.

The department received a claim for IP for the person concerned on 02 April 2015. The person concerned was refused IP on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. She was notified on the 23 April 2015 of this decision, the reasons for it and of her right of review and appeal. The person concerned requested a review and appeal of this decision and submitted further medical evidence on 21 May 2015 in support of her request. Following a review of all the information available it has been decided that there is no change to the original decision. The person concerned was notified on 29 June 2015 of the outcome of the review.

As the person concerned has appealed the decision to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO), a submission is being prepared by the department and will be forwarded to the SWAO for determination.

The SWAO will be in touch with the person in question in due course in relation to the progress of their appeal.