Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2019
1301. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a reply to an appeal; and when a decision will issue. [13733/19]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was referred on 7th March 2019 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.
