David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

I welcome the way in which FIS is being promoted through the advertising campaign. It will be interesting to see what the take-up will be. We all have people coming to our clinics on a weekly basis who are in dire straits financially. They find it a great help when we inform them about family income supplement.

I have a question for the Minister on family income supplement which he may be able to answer. It is linked to the new child care supplement. Is someone from Spain who is working here on a low income and who has three children in Spain entitled to claim and receive family income supplement if their income levels are in order? Is there anyone from outside the State, who is working here currently claiming and receiving family income supplement? Does it come under the same umbrella as the child care supplement in line with family payments under EU agreements?

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