Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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246. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an appeal for family income supplement submitted in October 2016 by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15292/17]

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 on 10 March, 2016, from the person concerned, a file was sent to a Social Welfare Inspector (SWI) on 11 May, 2016, for further investigation, but from the information received from SWI on 28 October, 2016 the person concerned was deemed not to be engaged in full time remunerative employment as an employee.

The application for (FIS) was disallowed on 03 November, 2016, on the grounds that they were not working the required hours.

The person concerned then registered an appeal on 14 November, 2016 which was received in the FIS section on 17 November, 2016. The client then made a new FIS application on 15 November, 2016 as they provided new information in relation to their employment which they commenced on 17 May, 2016. In order to validate these employments, the new application was forwarded to SWI for investigation on 15 November, 2016 and that investigation is still ongoing.

FIS Section is satisfied that the clients second FIS application supersedes their first application as we await the outcome of the SWI investigation before making a decision on their claim.

FIS Section has made contact with the SWI in this case to see if this investigation can be completed and on receipt of this report the claim will be processed promptly.

I trust this clarifies the matter for Deputy.