Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to restore disability allowance to a person (details supplied). [7954/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance on 18 January 2016.

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 4 April 2016 and of his rights of review and appeal within 21 days. No appeal has been received to date.

It is open to the person in question to provide additional information in relation to his substantial restriction for work due to disability and the Department will review the decision on his eligibility for DA.

In the meantime, he should apply for jobseeker’s allowance from his local Intreo centre.