Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party)
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681. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) were refused disability payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21452/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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There is no record of a disability allowance (DA) application for the first person named.

The second person named was refused DA on 22 July 2015 on the grounds that they were not found to be habitually resident in the state and their means could not be established. He was notified of this decision which included his right to a review of this decision or to appeal it to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO).

The person in question appealed the decision. Following due consideration, the appeal of the person in question was disallowed by an appeals officer (AO) on 13 January 2016. He was notified of this decision in writing by the SWAO on the same date. He sought a review of the AO decision. The AO found no new facts or evidence to warrant a revision of their decision to disallow the appeal.

An AO’s decision is final and conclusive in absence of any fresh facts or evidence. It is open to the person in question to reapply for DA.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.