Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal has been accepted on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39717/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that two appeals by the person concerned were registered on the 15th August 2023. 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.

Those papers were received in this office on 4th of September 2023 and both appeals were referred to an Appeals Officer on the 14th of September 2023, who will make a summary decision on the appeals based on the documentary evidence presented or, if necessary, hold an oral hearing.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.