Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 June 2013
151. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 16 April 2013, if an application for invalidity pension now under appeal will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [31136/13]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 19th June 2013, who will make a summary decision on the appeal based on the 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.
