Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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I do not see why that should not be the case. There were some complicated cases but we are working through those. The Department of Social Protection has gone through most cases and a commitment has been made in that respect. In the majority of cases, payment is made in less than eight weeks. The most recent figure I saw is that more than 750 payouts have already been made under the two different funds, but I will check if there are any remaining cases. I discussed this with the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, a few weeks ago. Her Department is responsive to these cases and puts every effort into the process but there were some complicated cases.