Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 January 2019
626. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details suppled); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2493/19]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on the 29th November 2018 to an Appeals Officer 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 Employment Affairs and Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
