Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether fuel allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46039/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Fuel Allowance is an administrative scheme and is payable to people who satisfy the conditions of the scheme and who either live alone or only with certain qualified people. Entitlement to fuel allowance is based on a review of all people residing in the household regardless of their relationship to the customer.

In order for fuel allowance to be paid, the customer must live only with a Qualified Adult, a Qualified Child or a person who would have an entitlement to fuel in their own right.

I can confirm that the Department received an application for fuel allowance from the person concerned on 27 September 2024.

Based on the information provided to the Department, the person concerned does not qualify for the allowance as the other adult residing at this address is not a Qualified Adult, nor would they have an entitlement to Fuel Allowance in their own right. Therefore, the person concerned has no entitlement to Fuel Allowance.

A letter notifying the person concerned of this decision issued on 21 October 2024.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.