Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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263. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a family income supplement application by a person (details supplied). [25312/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned applied for Family Income Supplement (FIS) and the application was registered on 28 February 2017. At the time of application, the person concerned had been in receipt of Illness Benefit (IB) which was in suspension at the time of the FIS application.

FIS Section wrote to the person concerned on 8 March 2017 advising that IB should be closed before FIS could proceed with the application.

IB Section notified FIS Section on 17 May 2017 advising that IB claim had now been closed so FIS could determine entitlement. On further inspection of the FIS application, it was noted that the person concerned supplied a payslip dated 9 December 2016.

In order to assess a more accurate FIS entitlement, FIS Section wrote to the person concerned on 24 May 2017 requesting more recent payslips. When these payslips are received, FIS will process this customer’s FIS application without delay.