Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal against a decision to cease a carer's allowance payment in respect of their spouse in the case of a person (details supplied); if the case will be updated, including accepting an acknowledgement of the appeal submitted on 30 November 2021; if a supplementary welfare payment will issue given no payment has been received by the person for a number of months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15786/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the person concerned was receiving Carer's Allowance payment and had their payment suspended in September 2021 as they failed to supply information requested by the Department. A letter issued to the person concerned on 21 September 2021. There was no right of appeal involved as a decision could not be made on their claim until the information requested was provided. It is understood that the person concerned has recently received a decision from the Department which she can now appeal. The Social Welfare Appeals Office have advised that a new appeal will have to be made in relation to this decision.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.