Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 has been billed for a debt arising from a disability allowance payment for a daughter who is receiving foster care. [35848/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Following a review of the entitlement of the person in question, it was established that the person concerned had failed to disclose to the Department a relevant change to her circumstances as she is required to do. On 9 August 2013 a deciding officer decided that the person concerned was not entitled to an increase for a qualified child on her disability allowance from 21 January 2009 to 23 July 2013 because the child in question was not residing with her.

The person concerned was notified of the decision and the reason for it and was given the right to appeal this decision to the Social Welfare Appeals Office within 21 days of that notification. No appeal was received in this case.

The Department is currently recovering the debt by weekly deductions from the DA payment of the person in question. If the person in question is having difficulties in making the repayments, she should contact the Department setting out her financial circumstances and asking that the repayment amount be reviewed.