Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 370: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when mortgage interest relief can or will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose spouse is employed on a three day week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18796/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the spouse of the person concerned was refused mortgage interest supplement on the grounds that the household income was sufficient to meet the mortgage interest costs of the persons concerned. The HSE has further advised that this decision has been upheld by the designated HSE Appeals Officer.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 371: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if back to school allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18797/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The administrative arrangements for the 2011 back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme differ from those that applied in previous years. For this year, the majority of back to school clothing and footwear allowance entitlements were fully automated with no application form required from customers.

As the person in question was not one of the customers who received an automated payment they are required to complete an application form which is available for download from www.welfare.ie or by texting "Form BTSCFA", followed by their name and address to 51909.

The completed application form should be returned to Department of Social Protection, PO Box 131, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, where a decision will be made in relation to their entitlement.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a review of a rent support application will be concluded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18798/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that they have reviewed the rent supplement claim and are satisfied that the person concerned is in receipt of her full entitlement to rent supplement based on her household circumstances.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 373: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when the decision taken by the Health Service Executive to refuse supplementary allowance pending a decision on an application for jobseeker's allowance will be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18799/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned was refused basic supplementary welfare allowance as he was deemed to be not habitually resident in the State.

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

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 374: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason one parent family allowance has been refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, currently attending a FÁS course on child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18801/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned applied for a one parent family payment on 7 April 2011. Her claim was disallowed as she was not parenting alone for the minimum period of 3 months. She re-applied for a one parent family payment on 8 June 2011. Her claim is being processed at present and she will be informed of the outcome in due course.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 376: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for back to work, back to education or family income supplement in view of the fact that their partner is involved in a three year retail course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18804/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In the absence of completed application forms it is not possible to say if the person concerned will qualify for the schemes in question. Application forms have been posted to her and the forms include information on the qualifying conditions.