113. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection further up Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 29 June 2022, if the new regulations in the appeals office prevent appeals officers from making the decision for any oral hearings even if requested by the person making the appeal appellant or a Deputy; if they will need to obtain permission from senior management given that previously they were able to make them themselves; if the independence of the appeals officer has been made redundant given that the appeals officer can overturn a medical decision; if this has been changed; if the training for appeals officers has been curtailed in relation to the regulations that allow them to take a holistic approach in respect of an application (details supplied) [38357/22]

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113. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection further up Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 29 June 2022, if the new regulations in the appeals office prevent appeals officers from making the decision for any oral hearings even if requested by the person making the appeal appellant or a Deputy; if they will need to obtain permission from senior management given that previously they were able to make them themselves; if the independence of the appeals officer has been made redundant given that the appeals officer can overturn a medical decision; if this has been changed; if the training for appeals officers has been curtailed in relation to the regulations that allow them to take a holistic approach in respect of an application (details supplied) [38357/22]

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