Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision in respect of an FIS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35768/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The family income supplement (FIS) claim of the person in question was due for renewal from 14 September 2016. The information supplied with the renewal claim evidenced that the person concerned was not working the required number of hours per week in order to re-qualify for FIS so the renewal claim was disallowed by a deciding officer (DO).

The person concerned appealed that decision to the social welfare appeals office on 10 October 2016 enclosing a letter from her employer, dated 5 October 2016, which stated that the lady in question was working the 19 hours per week as required for eligibility for FIS. That additional information was sent to a DO in FIS section and, as a direct result, FIS was awarded on 17 November 2016 to the person concerned at the rate appropriate to their income and family size.

Payment of FIS, including arrears, has issued to the person by their chosen payment method.

I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.