Written answers

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Department of Social Protection

Disability Allowance Payments

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39138/16]

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I can confirm that this lady is in receipt of disability allowance (DA) from my Department. We received a request from her to review her claim due to the fact that her financial circumstances had changed.

On 11 October 2016 the claim was referred by a deciding officer (DO) to a social welfare investigative officer (SWI) for a review of her means and circumstances. Once the social welfare inspector has submitted his/her report to the deciding officer, a decision will be made on the claim and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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