Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to expedite an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11102/17]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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I confirm that my Department received an application for disability allowance from this gentleman on 16 January 2017. On completion of the necessary investigations on all aspects of the claim a decision will be made and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

The processing time for individual disability allowance claims may vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their claim.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.