Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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324. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when his Department will issue a decision to a person (details supplied) under the invalidity pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15950/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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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 the 3 November 2015.

On the 6 November 2015, a deciding officer (DO) requested information from the person in question in order to process the claim and decide upon the correct rate of entitlement.

Despite the issue of a reminder on 18 December 2015, no information was received by my department until 04 May 2016. The DO has reviewed the claim and has requested further information from the person in question in order to decide upon her entitlement to an increase for a qualified adult. As soon as this information has been received from the claimant the IP claim will be finalised as quickly as possible and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.