Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be awarded rent allowance. [20428/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive has advised that it has awarded a rent supplement of €61.00 per week to the person concerned from 6th June 2011 and that payment will issue in due course.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a claim for supplementary welfare allowance and rent allowance will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20433/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has received no application for rent supplement from the person concerned. However, the HSE has stated that the person concerned has recently provided documentation requested in relation to her application for a mortgage interest supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme. A decision on entitlement will be made shortly. The HSE has further advised that it has no record of any other application from the person concerned for assistance under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a claim for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20436/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The administrative arrangements for the 2011 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.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a claim for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (detail supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20438/11]

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. Those customers who did not receive an automated payment are required to complete an application form that is available for download from www.welfare.ie or by texting "Form BTSCFA", followed by their name and address to 51909.

Processing has begun on the manual applications already received and it will take 4-6 weeks to process applications. In all cases a letter will issue to applicants informing them of the decision and, where payment has been awarded, when and where they can collect the payment. In the case of refusal of the allowance the procedures for review of the decision will be outlined to customers. Due to the large volume of applications received, information regarding the receipt or progress of individual applications will not be available until such time as the applications have been examined and a decision taken.

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a claim for supplementary welfare allowance will be expedited and approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20439/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned made an application for a Travel Supplement on 7 July 2011. The HSE further advised that a decision on this case will be made shortly.