Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when basic social welfare payment will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53532/13]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when rent support will be restored in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53533/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together.

The person concerned recently submitted documentation to his Social Welfare Local Office and requested to have the disallowance of his claim for jobseeker’s allowance reviewed. The claim review was based on documentation received from him which addressed the issue of him genuinely seeking employment. As a result of this review his claim has now been awarded from the original date of application and an arrears payment will be available for collection on Friday 13^th December 2013. The person concerned has been notified of this revised decision.

As there has now been a favourable outcome to the review of the jobseeker’s allowance claim for the person concerned, his application for rent supplement will now be processed in the normal manner.