Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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1200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied). [5006/20]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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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 gentleman concerned on 13 November 2019. His claim was disallowed on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. He was notified on 22 January 2020 of this decision, the reasons for it and of his right of review and appeal.

To date there is no record of a review or an appeal request of this disallowance decision from the gentleman in question.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.