300. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on the appeal by a person (details supplied) against the decision refusing them jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39926/24]

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 an appeal by the person concerned was registered on the 27th August 2024. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. Upon receipt of the request for these papers, the scheme specific area in the department will carry out a review of the initial application with the new information that was provided in the appeal application.

On the 2nd October 2024, the Jobseeker's Allowance section carried out a review and revised their initial decision of 19th August 2024 and as a result the appeal was withdrawn. The named person was informed of this decision by letter from the Jobseeker's Allowance section dated 2nd October 2024.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.