Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Will all the data for those who apply and receive or do not receive an additional needs payment be collected?

I presume a person can ring the contact centre, ask for an application form and it will be posted to his or her house. That is welcome. While the online access will be helpful for some, as will phone and email, for others it will not be. In my home town we have Syrian and Afghan refugees and now Ukrainians. We do not have an Intreo centre in the town. There are difficulties. Previously, a person could walk into the local health centre and see the CWO. Some of them have little access to phones and do not have email. This has been raised with me by the local family resource centre. Others in opposition have raised the issue of accessing CWOs. I think it is an issue and that it should be looked at as regards walk-ins.

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