Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 433: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if this question can be taken as an appeal for supplementary welfare and rent allowance which has been refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 who has a dependent child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33220/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on my behalf by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. Neither I nor my Department has any function in relation to decisions on individual claims.

The Dublin and mid-Leinster area of the Health Service Executive has advised that, following a review of her entitlements, it determined that the person concerned was not entitled to supplementary welfare allowance. Her payment was terminated accordingly in September 2005.

The person concerned has made an appeal to the executive against the decision to disallow her claim. Her appeal is being assessed by a designated officer of the executive and she will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.