Éamon Ó Cuív
Ceist:255 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [13612/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 13 March 2012
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Freagraí scríofa
The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29th 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 March 2012 and the appeal will be assigned, in due course, to an Appeals Officer who will decide whether the case can be decided on a summary basis or whether to list it for oral hearing.
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.