Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 580: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will provide rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23683/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive has advised that the person concerned is in receipt of his full entitlement to rent supplement and has been for some time. The amount in payment is the maximum amount payable in respect of a household in his circumstances and no deductions are being made in respect of means or any other factor.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 581: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the back to school allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23684/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme (BSCFA) is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE). Applications for the allowance may be made between the beginning of June and the end of September each year. A person may qualify for payment of the allowance if s/he is in receipt of a social welfare or health service executive payment, is participating in an approved employment scheme or attending a recognised education or training course and has household income at or below certain specified levels.

The Dublin/Mid Leinster area of the HSE has advised that it has no record of an application for BSCFA from the person concerned. If she wishes to apply, she should contact the community welfare officer at her local health centre as soon as possible to enable her entitlement to an allowance to be determined.