Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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491. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a renal diet allowance was reduced by €5 a month in respect of a person (details supplied); and if it will be restored. [12933/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned is in receipt of a diet supplement along with her primary social welfare payment. As a result of an increase in the rate of her primary payment she was notified that her diet supplement would be reduced by the same amount with effect from the 16^thMarch. However, legislative provision has since been made so that this will not happen for persons in such circumstances and she will be notified of this. As she is due to be paid her next supplement until the 28^thMarch she will not, in fact, experience any reduction in the rate of payment. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.