Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
318. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 2 October 2012, if in the circumstances, arrangements will be made to hold an oral hearing in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45748/12]
View answerFurther to my response to Parliamentary Questions 38093/12 of 18th September 2012 and 41229/12 of 2 October 2012, I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no update to the information given previously. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.
