Written answers

Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Social Welfare Benefits

10:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo did not receive jobseeker's benefit from the date they were made redundant to the date they secured alternative employment. [23704/07]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for jobseeker's benefit on 7 September 2007. He also applied to have his claim backdated for the period 11 August 2007 to 6 September 2007. A Deciding Officer awarded him jobseeker's benefit at the weekly rate of €185.80 from 11 September 2007, but disallowed the retrospective claim on the grounds that he had not shown good reason for not making his claim on time. It is open to him to appeal this decision and a form for this purpose has issued to him.

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.

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