John McGuinness
Ceist:662. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be expedited and approved in the name of a person (details supplied). [44353/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 5 November 2024
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Freagraí scríofa
Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66 years. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and the habitual residency conditions.
I confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the person concerned on 21 March 2024. Based on the evidence supplied with the person’s application, his DA was disallowed on the grounds that the medical qualifying condition was not satisfied.
The person concerned was notified of the decision in writing on 03 May 2024 and advised of their entitlement to request a review and/or to appeal the decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO).
Correspondence received on 24 May 2024 from the person concerned, including additional medical evidence, requested both a review and appeal of the decision dated 3 May 2024. A request to open an appeal was sent to the SWAO at this point.
Reviews of the decision to disallow the DA were undertaken in May, July and October on foot of additional medical evidence being submitted. At each point the medical circumstances were fully examined and the original decision was upheld. The person concerned was notified of the outcome of these reviews in writing.
All further evidence in support of this application was also sent onto the SWAO for their consideration. The file is currently with the SWAO, and the person concerned will be notified directly regarding the outcome of their appeal.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.