Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for social welfare allowance towards the cost of a funeral in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25130/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme, the Community Welfare division of the Health Service Executive (HSE) may make a single payment to meet an exceptional need to people on social welfare or health board payments. These payments are known as Exceptional Needs Payments (ENPs) and may be made towards funeral expenses where it is established that there is an inability to meet the costs by the family concerned and the expenses incurred are exceptional. The Executive has advised that an ENP towards the cost of the funeral was made to the person concerned in August 2011.