John McGuinness
Question:392. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for DCA now under appeal in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [41643/23]
View answerTuesday, 26 September 2023
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions.
The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that there is no record of any appeal by the person concerned having been received by that office. In light of your request, an appeal will be registered and in accordance with statutory requirements the Appeals Office will contact the person concerned to ask him to set out the complete grounds of appeal i.e. the reason why he disagrees with the conclusions of the Deciding Officer. On receipt of his response the relevant Department papers will be requested from the Domiciliary Care Allowance Section. When these are received the appeal will be assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.