Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2017
391. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a date will be assigned by a medical assessor to meet a person (details supplied) who applied for invalidity pension in May 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44658/17]
View answerInvalidity Pension applications are medically assessed at desk, and not in person, by one of the Department’s team of Medical Assessors, based on medical reports/medical evidence and in accordance with evidence-based protocols.
The customer’s application for Invalidity Pension was medically assessed by a Medical Assessor in the Department on 19 October 2017. The medical opinion has been conveyed to a Deciding Officer in Invalidity Section who will notify the customer of the decision in due course.
