asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will grant an invalidity pension to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford in view of the conflicting medical evidence in this case.
Written Answers. - Invalidity Pension.
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Invalidity pension is payable to insured persons who satisfy the contribution conditions and who are permanently incapable of work.
The person concerned was examined on 24 September 1987 by a medical referee who did not consider him to be permanently incapable of work and asked to have him referred for a further examination in nine months. A deciding officer decided that he was not therefore entitled to invalidity pension. The person concerned appealed against this decision and arrangements are being made to have him examined by a different medical referee on 16 December 1987. His entitlement to invalidity pension will be reviewed in the light of the report of that examination.