Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when one parent family allowance or basic payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37162/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned has been requested to provide additional information in support of her application for one parent family payment. A decision will be made on her application when she furnishes all documents requested.

Her application for supplementary welfare allowance was refused because she failed to provide information requested. The person concerned has appealed this decision to the social welfare appeals office.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when unemployment benefit or unemployed assistance benefit or jobseeker's benefit will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for non-payment of arrears arising from a previous claim in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37163/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The social insurance record in respect of the person concerned for 2009, which is the governing year for benefit in 2011, is incomplete. It is not possible, therefore, to pay Jobseeker's Benefit until this matter is clarified. A Social Welfare Inspector is investigating the class and number of social insurance contributions paid by her in 2009 while she was employed by a company which has since ceased trading. In the meantime, Jobseeker's Allowance, at a rate equivalent to her possible Benefit entitlement has been awarded from 12 January to 31 January, 2011 and from 2 November 2011.

She received Jobseeker's Benefit from 17 June 2009 to 26 October 2009. No further arrears are due to her for the 2009 year.