Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the form of identification that was accepted as of 2006 when making an application for unemployment assistance. [2009/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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There has been no change in the requirement for unemployed customers to prove their identity or in the method of doing so. A person making a claim for Job seekers Allowance must prove his/her identity by showing the following documentation: A current Passport or Driver's Licence and any of the following:

His/Her Birth Certificate (which must show the name of the mother)

Post Office, Bank, Building Society or Credit Union Book

Bank Card

Rent Book

Child Benefit Book

Depending on the circumstances of an individual case the customer may be requested to produce further items. The following items are not accepted as proof of identity:

Birth Certificate not bearing the mother's name

Baptismal Certificate

Bills or Personal Letters

Savings Accounts recently opened

All documents must be originals. Photocopies are not accepted.