Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can qualify for family income supplement, in view of that person's contributions from employment as a special needs assistant; if, on the basis of reduced hours, that person can qualify for continued family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9058/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for employees, with families, who have low earnings.

To qualify the applicant must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for at least 38 hours per fortnight (19 hours per week). In addition, the weekly family income must be below the threshold for the particular family size. There is no requirement for a minimum number of PRSI contributions to be paid before qualifying.

As there is no record of the person concerned having applied for FIS an application form has now issued to her.

Upon receipt of a completed application, her entitlement to FIS will be examined and she will be notified directly in writing of the outcome.