342 Mr. O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason Irish citizens, who were forced to work abroad for over a two-year period, have to fulfil the habitual residence condition to qualify for social welfare payment on their return here; the reason it is taking up to six months for a decision to be made on whether a person is habitually resident in the common travel area; the reason persons who have been resident in the common travel area over a two-year period still have to wait for a decision from the habitual residency section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12277/05]

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342 Mr. O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason Irish citizens, who were forced to work abroad for over a two-year period, have to fulfil the habitual residence condition to qualify for social welfare payment on their return here; the reason it is taking up to six months for a decision to be made on whether a person is habitually resident in the common travel area; the reason persons who have been resident in the common travel area over a two-year period still have to wait for a decision from the habitual residency section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12277/05]

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