Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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193. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding payment of child benefit and a one-parent family allowance, and any arrears accruing therefrom, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7934/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Child benefit is payable in respect of children who are ordinarily resident in the state. In the case of the person concerned child benefit is in payment since November 2014.

Payment was suspended in June 2014 as she failed to provide relevant information that was requested in March 2014 in relation to her residency.She was written to on 21 November 2014 and has since received two further letters in relation to her residency in Ireland for the period from April 2014 to October 2014. To date she has not responded. If she is unable to provide the documents requested she must provide some form of evidence to confirm her residence for the period in question. On receipt of her response her claim will be reviewed.

The person concerned had a jobseekers transitional payment claim (JST) appointment on 12th January 2015 at Dun Laoghaire Intreo Centre. She attended, but did not bring any documentation or information required to support her JST claim. She was given a new JST appointment for 29th January 2015, but did not attend. She has not made any further appointments with the office. If she is still residing at the stated address, she should contact the Dun Laoghaire Intreo Centre as soon as possible to make a new appointment.