Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2014
158. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for jobseeker's allowance and supplementary welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be decided, as the person concerned has no income, only child benefit, and no means. [46111/14]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who has decided to hold an oral hearing in respect of both the Jobseeker's Allowance appeal and Supplementary Welfare Allowance appeal on 11th December 2014. The person concerned has been notified of the arrangements for the 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 in relation to social welfare entitlements.
