Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 has had payment discontinued. [3216/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for unemployment assistance in March 1993 and has been paid since that time, with the exception of short periods when he engaged in employment-casual employment.

Following a review of his claim payment was disallowed, with effect from 10 November 2004, on the grounds that he failed to show that his means did not exceed the statutory limit, €134.80, at that time.

The person concerned submitted an appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office in November 2004 and that office requested the relevant papers from the local office.

Unfortunately, due to an oversight, the matter did not receive immediate attention. All papers are now with the appeals office and that office will be in touch with the person concerned shortly in relation to the appeal.