Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51914/23]

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 that the Fuel Allowance Scheme is administrative in nature and does not have a right of appeal to the Chief Appeals Officer. Any enquiries on this matter should be addressed to the National Fuel Scheme, Department of Social Protection, College Road, Sligo.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.