Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the evidence based upon which the one-parent family allowance was terminated and upheld on appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will indicate the person with whom this applicant is allegedly cohabiting; if it is recognised that this other person may have visitation rights in respect of a child or when the applicant is absent from the household; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20747/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Payment of one-parent family payment to the person concerned was disallowed by a deciding officer, having considered all the facts relevant to the case, on the grounds that she and another person are living together as husband and wife and that her means could not be determined as she failed to submit documents requested.

The person concerned appealed the decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. The Appeals Officer, having considered all the evidence in the case, disallowed the appeal on the grounds that the appellant and another person are cohabiting as man and wife.

In order to ensure the Department's compliance with data protection legislation the details requested in relation to the third party cannot be disclosed.