114 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the delays which exist in processing jobseeker’s benefit applications which can take up to 15 weeks to process and of longer delays in processing claims for jobseeker’s allowance, an example of which is a claim lodged on 24 March which was not finalised until 10 September 2009; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that people who have exhausted their jobseeker’s benefit and are awaiting the processing of their jobseeker’s allowance are being refused supplementary welfare allowance and in the meantime are left without any means; and the steps she will take to deal with such situations. [34377/09]

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114 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the delays which exist in processing jobseeker’s benefit applications which can take up to 15 weeks to process and of longer delays in processing claims for jobseeker’s allowance, an example of which is a claim lodged on 24 March which was not finalised until 10 September 2009; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that people who have exhausted their jobseeker’s benefit and are awaiting the processing of their jobseeker’s allowance are being refused supplementary welfare allowance and in the meantime are left without any means; and the steps she will take to deal with such situations. [34377/09]

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1. 7 October 2009

   Social Welfare Benefits.

   114 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the delays which exist in processing jobseeker’s benefit applications which can take up to 15 weeks to process and of longer delays in processing claims for jobseeker’s allowance, an example of which is a claim lodged on 24 March which was not finalised until 10 September 2009; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that people who have exhausted their jobseeker’s benefit and are awaiting the processing of their jobseeker’s allowance are being refused supplementary welfare allowance and in the meantime are left without any means; and the steps she will take to deal with such situations. [34377/09]

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