Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when rent assistance will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2982/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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One of the conditions for entitlement to rent supplement is that a person must be assessed by a housing authority as having a housing need.

As stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 322 which I answered for the Deputy on 18th December 2007, the Health Service Executive has advised that in December 2006, it refused a payment of rent supplement in this case on the grounds that the local housing authority had not certified that the person concerned has a housing need.

The Executive has advised that this decision has not been appealed by the person concerned. It has confirmed that it has not received a new application for rent supplement from the person concerned.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to receive their replacement child benefit book. [2804/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Customer informed Child Benefit Section on 3rd January 2008 that she mislaid her Child Benefit Book. A replacement book was sent to her nominated Post Office on 23 January 2008.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 176: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if and when child benefit will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2947/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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A child benefit claim was received from the person concerned in June 2006. However, due to the very high volume of claims received from EU nationals over the past 2 years, delays in claim processing has been experienced.

Additional resources have been assigned since September 2007 to deal with the arrears and progress is being made. This claim is now being prioritised and payment will be made as soon as possible.