Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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31. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a FIS application by a person (details supplied). [29910/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal relating to the Family Income Supplement application of the person concerned was initially disallowed by an Appeals Officer by way of a summary decision. The person concerned was notified of this decision on 20 July 2016. However, when further correspondence was received from the person concerned the file was recalled and returned to the Appeals Officer for consideration. The Appeals Officer has decided, in light of that correspondence, that the appeal decision should be reviewed and that an oral hearing should be convened in order to facilitate that review. The person concerned has been advised of this proposed course of action and will be notified of the arrangements for the oral hearing as soon as these have been finalised.

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.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.