Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 352: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason it took five months for payment to be awarded in respect of a jobseeker's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [26216/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs how the rate of jobseeker's payment for a person (details supplied) in County Galway was calculated. [26220/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 and 353 together.

A Deciding Officer has awarded the person concerned a jobseekers allowance payment at the weekly rate of €109.30 from 20 December, 2008. His payment is based on a personal rate of €204.30, less weekly means of €95.00, derived from benefit of parental income. His first payment including arrears due, less any supplementary welfare allowance already paid, issued to him on 23 June, 2009. The delay in processing the claim was due to an oversight in the local office concerned and this is very much regretted.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 354: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can not apply for jobseeker's assistance in view of the fact that they have finished school. [26223/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Second level students cannot access jobseeker's allowance for three months after the completion of the leaving certificate or after leaving education, whichever is the later. Although the Department has no application for jobseeker's allowance from the person concerned, based on the information available he is not currently eligible for the allowance. His Social Welfare Local Office has been in contact with him in this regard.