Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can be provided with a supplementary welfare payment as opposed to jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47237/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was in receipt of illness benefit from 18/6/16 until 27/5/17. He received an interim payment of supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) for one week while his claim for jobseekers allowance was processed and he has been in receipt of jobseekers allowance with effect from 29/5/17.

In addition, the person concerned submitted an application for invalidity pension with effect from 16/6/17 and the claim was disallowed. He has appealed this disallowance and is awaiting a decision. In line with the Department’s normal activation measures, the person concerned was referred to the JobPath service on 19/8/17. However, it has now been decided to defer this engagement pending a decision on his appeal and in the meantime his payment on jobseekers allowance will be maintained.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.