Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that part-time fire-fighters are entitled to receive social welfare payments in view of the fact that otherwise the result will be a serious diminution in the quality and the availability of firefighters working on a part-time basis. [16143/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Part-time fire-fighters are entitled to the full range of social welfare benefits and allowances once they satisfy the statutory conditions of the scheme concerned. e.g. age, means PRSI contributions etc. Part-time fire-fighters are entitled to a jobseeker's payment in respect of days that they are engaged in fire-fighting or training. They are, however, required to satisfy the statutory conditions for the receipt of a jobseeker's payment of being available for and genuinely seeking work.