Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2012
324 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for domiciliary care allowance will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4845/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 17th October 2011. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 5th January 2012 and the appeal was assigned to an Appeals Officer for consideration on 17th January 2012. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.
326 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4872/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the disability allowance claim, of the person concerned, was disallowed by a Deciding Officer following an assessment by a Medical Assessor of the Department who expressed the opinion that she was medically unsuitable for disability allowance. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an appeal was registered on 22 October 2011 and in accordance with the statutory procedures the relevant department papers and the comments of the Deciding Officer on the matter raised in the appeal have been sought. In that context, an assessment by another Medical Assessor will be carried out. The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social and Family Affairs and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.
