Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the disability allowance payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23999/16]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The person in question appealed to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) a decision by a deciding officer to disallow his application for disability allowance (DA). Following due consideration of all the available evidence, the appeal was disallowed by an appeals officer (AO) on 16 February 2016. The person in question was notified of this decision in writing by the SWAO on the same date.

An AO’s decision is final and conclusive in absence of any fresh facts or evidence.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.