Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 116: 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [12917/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Under the SWA scheme an exceptional needs payment (ENP) may be made by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to help meet an essential, once-off cost which the applicant is unable to meet out of his/her own resources. There is no automatic entitlement to this payment. Each application is determined by the HSE based on the particular circumstances of the case. Eligible people would normally be in receipt of a social welfare or HSE payment. The HSE has advised that a decision to refuse the application for assistance has been made. The person concerned will be notified of this decision in the coming days and advised of her right of appeal.