John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who has appealed a refusal of an application for a disability allowance and who has been waiting several months for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42670/15]

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 referred to an Appeals Officer on 12 November 2015, 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.