Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the eligibility for an exceptional needs payment in the case of a person (details supplied); if the relevant forms will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43214/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The purpose of the Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) is to assist people with once-off expenditure which is exceptional and unforeseen and cannot be met from any other source, and given the circumstances of the case, they could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their normal weekly income.

According to the records of this Department, the person concerned has not recently submitted an application for an exceptional needs payment. The designated person will contact the person concerned to ascertain her current circumstances and forward the relevant application form should a need for financial assistance be established.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.