Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 has to attend Gardiner Street social welfare office twice weekly, and has to sign in the asylum unit, despite being an Italian citizen. [3930/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on my behalf by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. SWA provides a safety net against poverty in that it gives a statutory entitlement to a minimum weekly income, based on criteria set out in legislation. The person concerned is currently in receipt of SWA pending the hearing of an appeal on a claim for Disability Allowance. He presented himself to the Homeless Unit of the Health Service Executive (HSE) in order to obtain payment of SWA. The Homeless Unit is located in the Gardiner Street office of the HSE. As a rule, individuals who present to the Homeless Unit of the HSE and who do not have a permanent address, are required to make weekly visits to the HSE office in Gardiner Street with a view to confirmation of current address.