Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 62: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an Irish citizen who participated in a FÁS course for ten weeks was not entitled to payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30007/12]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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This is a day-to-day operational matter for FAS. FÁS have informed me that training allowances can only be paid on receipt of a completed and signed F103 Form that indicates a person is in receipt of payment from the Department of Social Protection. When the individual in question commenced the course his social welfare claim status was "pending" and in those circumstances they were not entitled to receive a training allowance. Course attendance remains free of charge.