Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 331: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a decision on a one parent family payment for a person (details supplied) in County Meath will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20059/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned made an application for One Parent Family payment on 05 March 2009. The file was sent to the local Social Welfare Investigator who has interviewed the person and is awaiting receipt of certain documentation before the claim can be processed further. A decision will be made as soon as possible following receipt of this documentation.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 332: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when social welfare payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned made an application for jobseeker's allowance on 06 March 2009. One of the qualifying conditions for jobseeker's allowance is that a person must be habitually resident in the State. Her application was referred to the Habitual Residence Section and it was decided that she did not satisfy the condition of being habitually resident in this State. The person concerned was notified of this decision on 24 April 2009. She was advised that she can request to have the decision reviewed by a Deciding Officer or she can lodge an appeal against the decision within 21 days to the Appeals Office. To date no appeal has been received.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rent support which will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20225/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Rent supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive as part of the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. The Executive has advised that rent supplement has been awarded to the person concerned and payment will issue on 25 May 2009.