Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) with particular reference to the insolvency of the persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23425/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 14 February 2017, the decision to refuse an application for an exceptional needs payment in the case of the second person concerned was reviewed on request and the decision of the designated officer upheld. There are no outstanding applications for an exceptional needs payment in the case of the persons concerned.

It is open to the persons concerned to submit a fresh application for an exceptional needs payment if they do not have sufficient means to meet their needs. They should include all relevant documentation in support of their application. A decision will issue on completion of assessment of their application.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.