Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications which were received for special heating needs supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme in each of the counties in the Health Service Executive north east area; and the number which were successful. [28619/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, administered on behalf of my Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, a recipient of a social welfare or Health Service Executive payment who has exceptional heating cost due to ill health or infirmity may qualify for a heating supplement.

Due to the different nature and format of applications for heating supplements, details of the number of applications to the executive for these supplements are not readily available in the north-eastern area or elsewhere. Details of the number of recipients of heating supplements in counties in the north-east area are shown in the following table.