Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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7. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 20 April 2016, if she will re-assess the eligibility of a person (details supplied) with particular reference to equality, as it appears the person was denied eligibility on grounds of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8840/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In line with section 142A of the Social Welfare Consolidation 2005, the person concerned was in receipt of an age related rate of jobseeker's allowance. The person concerned applied for the part-time job incentive scheme (PTJI) and one of the qualifying conditions is that the rate of the applicant’s jobseeker payment must be higher than the applicable rate of PTJI. The application of the person concerned was refused as she did not meet that condition. Departmental officials will arrange to meet with her to discuss her options.