Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
162. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a social welfare payment has not been made to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36179/15]
View answerThe person concerned has been receiving payments of jobseeker’s allowance from this Department since February 1988. A fundamental qualifying condition for this scheme is that a person must be available for and genuinely and actively seeking full-time employment. Following a series of claim review interviews, it was determined by a Deciding Officer that he did not meet these criteria, and his claim was subsequently disallowed. He was notified of this decision by letter on 28th August 2015.
On 22nd September 2015 the person concerned lodged an appeal against this decision with the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office. That office has since contacted the Deciding Officer to request further information, and the person concerned has been notified that his appeal is being progressed.
