Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a TD representative contact line for Caranua; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39114/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. The processing of individual applications and related administrative issues are matters for Caranua itself and I have no role in the process. I understand from enquiries made of Caranua that it receives only a small number of queries from TDs and that this volume of queries does not at the moment justify incurring the additional costs that would be associated with putting in place a dedicated contact line for TDs.

Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Caranua will provide home help and fuel for a person in County Cork who will gain nothing from the other services that they offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39116/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Caranua published its criteria and guidelines and commenced accepting applications in January of this year. Its guidelines are set out in the booklet "Applying for Services from Ireland – Information and guidelines for making an application" which is available to download from www.caranua.ie. Caranua has advised that all applications are considered in the context of the legislation and the published guidelines and that individuals who have queries and concerns over what they can apply for should contact Caranua using the Freephone number 1800 212 477 and speak with an Application Advisor.