Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of an application for supplementary welfare allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16533/06]

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 have any function in relation to decisions on individual claims. The Eastern Region of the Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned is in receipt of the basic weekly supplementary welfare allowance payment whilst her claim for one parent family payment is being considered. Recently it emerged that she is taking part in a Youth Reach Programme in addition to receiving the supplementary welfare allowance payment. Payment has been suspended from the 27th April 2006 pending receipt of additional information regarding the Youth Reach Programme.