Seán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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749. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will pay the family income supplement to a person (details supplied) as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25568/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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In order to qualify for Family Income Supplement (FIS) a person must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as an employee for at least 38 hours per fortnight (19 hours per week).

Following an application for FIS from the person concerned, a file was sent to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) for further investigation, but from the information received the person concerned only works 18.5 hours per week.

The application for (FIS) was disallowed on the grounds that they were not working the required hours.

If the person concerned feels that they are now working the required hours, they can submit a new application for FIS.