Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the status of the appeals process for cases (details supplied) with regard to disability allowance and invalidity allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60726/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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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. 

(1) The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that there is no record of any Disability Allowance appeal by the person concerned having been received by that office. 

(2) The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an Invalidity Pension  appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 22 November 2022.  It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant

Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought.  When these papers have been received from the 

Department, the case in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the documentary evidence presented or, if necessary, hold an oral appeal hearing.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.