Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the hardship caused by the cessation of a one-parent family allowance in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who has two dependent children and works on average three to four hours per week, and who does not qualify for family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10912/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The entitlement to one parent family payment (OPF) of the person concerned is currently under review and has been suspended. The person concerned has been requested to provide certain documentation in order to progress this review, however this documentation is currently outstanding. On receipt of the requested documentation, her entitlement OPF will be examined and the person concerned will be advised of the outcome. It is open to her to submit an application to her local Community Welfare Service in the interim if she is experiencing undue financial hardship.