Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) have only being awarded a single person's rent supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17706/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Due to staff action currently being taken in the HSE, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for an exceptional needs payment from the community welfare officer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17724/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Due to staff action currently being taken in the HSE, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused basic supplementary welfare payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17729/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Due to staff action currently being taken in the HSE, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17730/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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An application for domiciliary care allowance was received by the Department on 19 th March 2010. This application together with medical reports has been forwarded to one of the Department's Medical Assessors for a medical opinion on the case. Currently it takes some eight weeks to process an application.

Where a person is not satisfied with the decision of a Deciding Officer he/she may appeal the decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office.

Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for mortgage interest supplement will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17744/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Due to staff action currently being taken in the HSE, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.

Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 298: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons in Clarecastle, County Clare in receipt of social welfare assistance including jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's assistance, farm assist, disability benefit, one parent family allowance, carer's allowance, carer's benefit, illness benefit and widower's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17747/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy relating to the number of persons in Clarecastle, Co. Clare in receipt of social welfare payments, in so far as it is available, is set out in the table.

* The Social Welfare Local Office that deals with the Clarecastle area is Ennis, County Clare and the numbers given relate to all claims, currently in payment, which are handled by that office and not just those for the Clarecastle area. Data for this specific area are not available.