Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 455: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the request of the Dublin City Council on 7 March 2008 in respect of the designation of Ballymun under section 25 of the Social Welfare Provisions Act 2007. [15970/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Section 25 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 provides that Rent Supplement "shall not be payable in respect of a person's residence where his or her residence is situated in an area notified to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government as being an area of regeneration for the purpose of providing for greater social integration."

My Department has examined the submission referred to and is satisfied that Dublin Council City have made an appropriate case for the designation of the Ballymun area under Section 25 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007. Accordingly, I have written to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs asking for the designation to be arranged at the earliest possible time.