Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will grant an allowance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 for necessary materials relating to their education course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30547/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP.

The person concerned made an application for an exceptional needs payment on 3rd October 2011. Additional information has been requested in respect of the application and a decision will be made when the requested information has been received.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused a mortgage relief payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30576/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The community welfare service (CWS) and the community welfare officers providing it transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP.

The position remains as advised in the question which I answered for the Deputy on 18 October 2011.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not being paid a subsistence payment from the community welfare officer until their claim for jobseeker's allowance is determined in view of the fact that they have no other means of maintaining themselves; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30584/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The community welfare service (CWS), and the community welfare officers providing it, transferred formally to the Department of Social Protection (DSP) from 1 October 2011. The service and the staff are now part of the DSP.

The person concerned was refused a basic supplementary welfare allowance payment as the Department's representative who administers the supplementary welfare allowance scheme was not satisfied that he fully disclosed the details of his means.