Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 310: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the outcome of an appeal for mortgage interest supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [45463/09]

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

The Executive has advised that the person concerned has been awarded a mortgage interest supplement from the date of application in June 2009. She applied for an exceptional needs payment in respect of mortgage payments from January to June 2009. The Executive refused an exceptional needs payment as there were no arrears outstanding on the mortgage at the time of the application.

An Appeals Officer of the Executive has advised that it has received an appeal from the person concerned but no decision has been made on the appeal to date. The person concerned will be contacted when the decision has been made on her appeal.