Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 344: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for mortgage interest supplement in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23394/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) advised that the persons concerned were awarded mortgage interest supplement for a 12 month period which ended in July 2011. This payment was made as an exceptional measure as the amount of mortgage interest payable by the claimant was in excess of the amount the HSE consider reasonable to meet his or her residential needs.

The HSE advised that the persons concerned appealed this decision to the HSE Appeals office and this decision has been upheld. The HSE further advised that the persons concerned have now appealed this decision to the Chief Appeals Office on 30th August and it is currently awaiting a decision.