Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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164. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for a refusal of payment for a person (details supplied) under the family income supplement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17670/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned applied for Family Income Supplement (FIS) on the 24^thMarch 2016.

To qualify for FIS, you must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for at least 19 hours per week or 38 hours per fortnight and this condition must continue to be satisfied for the duration of your claim.

Based on all the evidence available, a deciding officer disallowed this claim as the customer was not working the required number of hours in order to qualify for FIS.

The claimant was notified of this decision and of their right of review or appeal.