Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
220. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who was refused a jobseeker's allowance and a back to work support. [36021/15]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the jobseeker’s allowance appeal by the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer on 22nd September 2015, 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 in relation to social welfare entitlements.
