Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a once off and exceptional needs payment can be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36847/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Under the terms of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which is administered on my behalf by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive, an exceptional needs payment may be made to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his or her own resources.

The Dublin-mid-Leinster area of the executive has advised that it has no record of an application for an exceptional needs payment from the person concerned. If he wishes to apply he should contact the local community welfare officer so that his needs and eligibility can be assessed.