Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 December 2016
165. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39138/16]
View answerI can confirm that this lady is in receipt of disability allowance (DA) from my Department. We received a request from her to review her claim due to the fact that her financial circumstances had changed.
On 11 October 2016 the claim was referred by a deciding officer (DO) to a social welfare investigative officer (SWI) for a review of her means and circumstances. Once the social welfare inspector has submitted his/her report to the deciding officer, a decision will be made on the claim and the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
