Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when child benefit will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38381/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Child Benefit payments were suspended this month following receipt of information from the Garda National Immigration Bureau that the person concerned and her children were absent from the State. Correspondence has issued to the person concerned today, 19 October 2010, requesting documentary evidence of her period of absence from the State. When this information is provided, her entitlement to child benefit will be reviewed.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 161: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for cessation of child benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38382/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The child benefit payment to the person concerned was suspended as she did not reply to correspondence issued by the Department in June 2010. The Department is also aware that this person's right to reside in Ireland expired on 12 October 2008 and has not been renewed. The Department will write again to the person concerned at the address provided by the Deputy.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for cessation of rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38384/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that following a review of the rent supplement entitlements of the person concerned the payment of the supplement was refused on the grounds that the person concerned is not habitually resident in the State. The person concerned was notified of this decision in writing and advised of the right to appeal this decision to the HSE Appeals Office.

The HSE has advised that it has no record of an appeal in respect of this decision from the person concerned.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38385/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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No application has been received to date from the person in question.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if one parent family allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who has stamp 4 residency status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38386/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 20 September 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received back in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 4 October 2010 and the appeal will be referred in due course to an Appeals Officer who will decide whether the case can be decided on a summary basis or whether to list it for oral hearing.

The Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions on social welfare entitlements.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38387/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that following a review of the rent supplement entitlement in this case payment was stopped as the person concerned has provided incorrect information relating to a number of aspects relating to her personal circumstances.

The person concerned has been notified of this decision in writing and has been advised of her statutory right to make an appeal to the relevant officer within the HSE.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the correct level of rent support payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38390/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that for the purpose of calculating the rent supplement entitlement due, the family composition is classified as a couple plus one child residing in the Kildare region. Due to the combined income of the couple their rent supplement entitlement is €490.40 per calendar month. The persons concerned should contact the community welfare officer at their local health centre should they wish to have their claim for entitlements further examined or reviewed