Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 629: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and granted the one parent family allowance. [14647/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for one-parent family payment on 23 November 2006. She was requested to provide certain documentation when she made her application and again more recently. On receipt of the required documentation a decision will be made without delay and the person concerned will be notified of the outcome. In the meantime payment of jobseeker's benefit at the weekly rate of €207.80 is being made to her. Under Social Welfare legislation decisions in relation to claims must be made by Deciding Officers and Appeals Officers. These officers are statutorily appointed and I have no role in regard to making such decisions.