asked the Minister for Social Welfare why unemployment assistance has not been paid to a person (name supplied) in County Offaly who applied nine weeks ago.
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
324.
Unemployment assistance is not payable to the person concerned as his weekly rate of means as assessed for unemployment assistance purposes by a deciding officer and subsequently, on appeal, by an appeals officer, exceeds the maximum rate of assistance which would be payable in his case. An appeals officer's decision is final in the absence of new facts or fresh evidence.
325.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare why unemployment benefit has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly who applied last October.
A claim for unemployment benefit made by the person concerned on 2nd December, 1975 was disallowed by a deciding officer on the ground that she did not satisfy the statutory condition for entitlement to benefit which requires that she be available for employment. She has appealed against the deciding officer's decision and an appeal hearing at which it will be open to her to attend and give evidence on her own behalf will be arranged as soon as possible.
326.
asked the Minister for Social Welfare why arrears of unemployment benefit due from the 20th October last have not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.
There were no arrears of unemployment benefit due to the person concerned from 20th October, 1975. Her appeal against the decision of the deciding officer who disallowed the claim made on 20th October, 1975, on the ground that she did not satisfy the statutory condition for entitlement to unemployment benefit which requires a claimant to be available for employment, was allowed with effect from 19th December, 1975 only and payments of unemployment benefit have been made to her as they fall due since that date. An appeals officer's decision is final in the absence of new facts or fresh evidence.