Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 February 2014
98. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal registered on 25 March 2013, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7074/14]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 25 March 2013. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Social Protection. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on the 13 September 2014 and the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer who expects to issue a decision in the matter to the person concerned within the next week.
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 in relation to social welfare entitlements.
