Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if rent supplement will continue to issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13049/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Rent supplements are provided through the supplementary welfare allowance scheme which is administered on my behalf by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. The Dublin and mid Leinster area of the executive has advised that it was unaware of a bereavement in the family in question at the end of March. Payment of the rent supplement to the late spouse of the person concerned had been suspended pending the return of outstanding documentation relating to an unrelated routine review carried out in January. The executive will contact the person concerned immediately to assess her circumstances and determine her entitlement to rent supplement.