Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013
428. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.107 of 7 February 2013, the position regarding an appeal for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26991/13]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5 March 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 21 May 2013 and the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on documentary evidence presented or, if required, hold an oral hearing.
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.
