Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 829: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a review will be undertaken following rent support appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31137/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The purpose of the rent supplement scheme is to provide short-term income support to eligible persons living in private rented accommodation, whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have accommodation available to them from another source.

The Health Service Executive has advised that rent supplement was refused on the basis that the person concerned has vacated accommodation provided by a local authority, without good cause. Social welfare legislation provides that it is a condition of entitlement to rent supplement that a person has not vacated accommodation provided by a housing authority or if s/he has vacated such accommodation the Executive is satisfied that s/he had good cause for so doing. This decision was appealed to a Health Service Executive Appeals Officer and the decision to refuse rent supplement was upheld. The person concerned has appealed the decision to refuse rent supplement to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. This Office has advised that no decision has been made on the appeal to date.

Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 830: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [30089/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been received and the case has been referred to an Appeals Officer for consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 831: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the office of the chief appeals officer will decide on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare against the decision to refuse their application for guardian's contributory payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30090/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of its response the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 832: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare against the decision to refuse their application for domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30095/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that, in accordance with statutory requirements, the relevant Departmental papers and comments of the Department have been sought in this case. On receipt of its response the case will be referred to an Appeals Officer for early consideration. The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an office of the Department that is independently responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.