Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when a PPS number will issue in the case of the children of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare whose spouse is a full-time employee of the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19428/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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My Department has no record of any such application for a PPS Number.

In order to have a PPS Number allocated, it is necessary to attend at a PPS Number allocation centre with sufficient documentation to prove identity and address in Ireland. The PPS Number allocation centre in county Kildare is based at Eyre Street, Newbridge. The person should attend there with the required documentation in order to have PPS Numbers allocated in respect of her children.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will set out the total receipts of unemployment benefit or jobseeker's allowance received by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in the period 1 January 2007 to date in 2011; the number of weeks involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19429/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned was paid jobseeker's allowance during the period 1 January 2007 to date as follows:

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 167: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason rent support in respect of a single person has not been awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19431/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that payment of rent supplement is currently suspended as they are still awaiting information from the person concerned in relation to his accommodation needs.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 168: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an entitlement exists to a basic social welfare payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19432/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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From the information provided in your Parliamentary Question, the person concerned may have an entitlement to disability allowance. An application form and information booklet has been issued directly to the person concerned. He should complete and return this form in the freepost envelope provided. Upon receipt in this department of the duly completed application form, his entitlement to disability allowance will be examined and he will be advised directly of the outcome.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when unemployment benefit payments will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19433/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned submitted an application for jobseeker's allowance with effect from 22 February 2011. His claim was closed on 28 March 2011 as he failed to submit the required identification documentation as requested in a letter to him on 2 March 2011.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when disability allowance will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19434/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned applied for disability allowance on 8 September 2010. Her claim was disallowed by a deciding officer on the grounds that she was not medically suitable for disability allowance. She was notified of this decision and of her right to review or appeal within 21 days on 18 April 2011.

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a back to school clothing and footwear grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon. [19467/11]

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. According to the information available to the Department the person in question has already been paid their full entitlement under the 2011 scheme.