Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the possible alternatives for payment in respect of the grandchild of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who no longer receives a guardianship payment in respect of the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26005/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The guardians payment to the person concerned was payable to 2 July 2015. Due to an administrative error, the payment was inadvertently stopped on 4 June 2015. The child, in respect of whom the guardians payment was payable, is in receipt of jobseekers allowance since 15 June 2015. The person concerned will now be paid arrears of guardians payment covering the period from 4 June to 2 July 2015, less the amount of jobseekers allowance paid to the child during this period.

If the child returns to full-time education at a recognised school or college in or after September 2015, guardians payment will be re-instated with effect from 2 July 2015 for the 2015/16 academic year, and arrears due, less the amount of jobseekers allowance paid to the child, will be issued to the person concerned. The person concerned has been sent the relevant application form for completion if the child returns to full-time education.