Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when one parent family allowance will be payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45253/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned claimed one parent family payment from 08 September 2009. One of the qualifying conditions for receipt of one parent family payment is that a person must be habitually resident in the state. A deciding officer decided that she is not habitually resident in the state.

The person concerned was notified of the decision on 02 December 2009 and of her right to appeal against the decision within 21 days of the notification.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when child benefit will be payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45254/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A claim in respect of Child Benefit was received from the person concerned, who is Slovakian, on 11th September 2009. She has lived in Ireland since September 2007 and, in that period, had been employed for one year up until October 2008. The claim was disallowed on October 14th 2009 on the grounds that she does not satisfy the Habitual Residence Condition. She was notified in writing of this decision on October 15th 2009 and advised of her right to appeal, which to date she has not exercised.

She has also had a claim for Jobseeker's Allowance disallowed on the grounds of Habitual Residence.

It is open to the claimant to appeal the decisions to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, D'Olier Street, Dublin 2.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the correct level of social welfare payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45259/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned claimed jobseeker's benefit from 28 September 2009. His claim has been awarded at the weekly rate of E204.30, the maximum personal rate.

Based on the information supplied by the person concerned the deciding officer decided that he was not eligible to be paid an increase for a qualified adult or qualified children. If there has been any change in his domestic circumstances and he wishes to claim for qualified dependants he should notify the local office and his case will be reviewed.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when rent allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45260/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the Community Welfare division of the Health Service Executive.

The Executive has advised that it received an application for rent supplement from the person concerned on 24 June 2009. A Community Welfare Officer issued a letter to the person concerned on 25 June 2009, seeking additional documentary evidence in relation to a number of matters, including bank/credit union statements, proof of ownership of the rented property from the landlord and a copy of the lease agreement.

The Executive has advised that it has not received the additional supporting documentation from the person concerned since the date of issue of the request.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 195: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when mortgage support will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45262/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes mortgage interest supplement, is administered by the community welfare service of the Health Service Executive on behalf of the Department.

Mortgage interest supplement provides short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of residence. The supplement assists with the interest portion of the mortgage repayments only.

The Executive has advised that according to its records, an application for mortgage interest supplement has not been received from the person concerned.

It is open to the person concerned to contact his local community welfare officer with a view to making an application for mortgage interest supplement.