Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 50: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for rent support in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will expedite the appeal process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13197/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned has been requested to provide further information in order to process her application for rent supplement. A decision will be made on her application when the requested information has been provided.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an entitlement to a social welfare payment such as jobseeker's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that the person has been working part-time since November 2010, is now undertaking re-training by way of work experience one day per week, attending college one day per week and is available for work for the remaining three days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13200/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned is in receipt of jobseeker's allowance at the weekly rate of €60.60. This payment includes a personal rate, and increases in respect of a qualified adult and a qualified child less weekly means assessed from spousal earnings. The rate of payment is correct according to the current information available to the deciding officer.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current level of rent support payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13202/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The position remains as advised in Question No. 82 which I answered for the Deputy on 12th May 2011. Payment of rent supplement has been suspended as the person concerned had failed to secure accommodation within the rent limits prescribed for a single person. The HSE has advised that it has had no contact with the person concerned since payment was suspended in April 2011.