Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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854. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be reached on an application for the one-parent family payment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, in view of the inordinate amount of time it is taking to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56287/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned made an application for Jobseekers Transition (One Parent Family) on 12/10/2023.This claim was referred to a Social Welfare Inspector and a decision issued on 07/12/2023 . Payment, including arrears for this application issued to the person concerned on 12/12/2023. This claim closed on 22/11/2023 due to an application for Illness benefit. This illness benefit claim closed on 06/12/2023 and the person concerned reapplied for Jobseekers Transition on 07/12/2023 which was awarded on 12/12/2023 with first payment to issue on 15/12/2023.