John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability benefit will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [40959/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I confirm that an application from the person concerned for disability allowance (DA) was received by the Department on 17 September 2020.

The processing time for individual DA 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.

The application has been referred to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for a report on the person’s means and circumstances. Once the SWI has submitted his/her report, a decision will be made on the application and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.