A man with multiple sclerosis whose application for disability allowance was refused on the basis that he was not resident in the State has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court

In granting leave to appeal, Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley identified a point of general public importance in that the lack of jurisdiction within the statutory appeals process to grant the relief sought may give rise to an exception to the obligation to exhaust statutory remedies.

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