Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

8. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will state definitively her Department's official position on and assessment of the true extent of rental top-ups being paid by persons to ensure they qualify for rent supplement; if she has been made aware even anecdotally of the fullest extent of the practice; her view on whether this is an indication of the inadequacy of the design of the current rent supplement regime; if such information will have an impact on future policy decisions of her Department in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17730/14]

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