59 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the full extent and requirement in terms of social welfare, supplementary welfare and associated back up facilities in the emerging economic downturn; her views on the need to streamline the services available to persons who are unemployed, becoming unemployed or are in receipt of disability benefit or allowance; if her attention has further been drawn to the large number of people previously self employed or otherwise ineligible for various forms of assistance who may qualify for payments based on their present situation; if she will issue a directive to facilitate early entitlement to a payment in all cases in which a current means test indicates that the means are in accordance with established criteria; if she will ensure that adequate staff are deployed to meet the public requirements in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9250/09]

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59 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the full extent and requirement in terms of social welfare, supplementary welfare and associated back up facilities in the emerging economic downturn; her views on the need to streamline the services available to persons who are unemployed, becoming unemployed or are in receipt of disability benefit or allowance; if her attention has further been drawn to the large number of people previously self employed or otherwise ineligible for various forms of assistance who may qualify for payments based on their present situation; if she will issue a directive to facilitate early entitlement to a payment in all cases in which a current means test indicates that the means are in accordance with established criteria; if she will ensure that adequate staff are deployed to meet the public requirements in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9250/09]

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