Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
305. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will direct relevant officials within her Department, who was previously engaging with the sender, to re-establish contact in an effort to resolve the matters put forth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34265/23]
View answerThe person in question has applied for payment of a doctorate degree allowance in respect of his PhD award in 2013.
This person's application has been assessed and reviewed by my Department officials and the person has been notified on a number of occasions that his application does not meet the criteria for eligibility to a doctorate degree allowance under the terms of Circulars 0008/2013 and 0063/2021. His application has been refused on the basis that the award date of his PhD qualification was after his date of retirement.
Following an appeal request by the person concerned, the application was subject to review by a more senior member of staff of my Department than the staff member who made the initial decision on the application. Following that review, the original decision in relation to the application was upheld.
Unfortunately, no further consideration can be given to this application.
