Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 February 2022
328. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will take place in the case of a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension given the commitment to hold one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5763/22]
View answerI am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal from the person concerned was disallowed by an Appeals Officer on 26 January 2021. It was subsequently reviewed twice by the Chief Appeals Officer under Section 318 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 and once by an Appeals Officer under Section 317 of the Act. The outcomes of these reviews, issued on 10 May 2021, 28 October 2021 and 19 August 2021 respectively were that the decision remained unrevised.
In light of new evidence forwarded by the Deputy the case has been assigned to another Appeals Officer for consideration under Section 317 of the Act. An online oral hearing will be scheduled by the Appeals Officer in the near future for the purpose of this review.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
