Written answers

Tuesday, 30 May 2006

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Rural Social Scheme

8:00 pm

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 455: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon is not receiving a full child dependant allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20938/06]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Payment of a child dependant increase under the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) is only made to participants upon formal confirmation by the Department of Social and Family Affairs that there is an underlying entitlement to such an allowance. The RSS matches any child dependant increase that a participant is receiving whilst on a social welfare payment.

Mid-South Roscommon Rural Development Company, who implements this Scheme on behalf of my Department in the relevant area, have informed me that the Department of Social and Family Affairs were not paying a child dependant increase to this participant for the child in question prior to him joining the RSS as he was not entitled to claim for that child.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.