asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he is satisfied that the wording of notifications (details supplied) issued by his Department in respect of the application of section 15 (3) (a) (II) of the Social Welfare Act, 1952 is easily understood by those people to whom they are issued.
Written Answers. - Departmental Notifications.
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From the details supplied with the question, it appears that the Deputy is referring to the notification of decision to claimants who apply for unemployment benefit or assistance.
I am satisfied that these notifications are easily understood by the persons to whom they are issued. While they must, of necessity, contain certain technical details of the legislative provisions under which the decisions are made, they also inform the claimants in simple terms of the reason why benefit is being denied or reduced together with information regarding their right of appeal.
In fact in the operation of the schemes concerned, to ensure that the notifications are readily understood by claimants, there is a wide range of notifications each specifically designed to meet the circumstances of the different types of claims which can arise.