76. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the application documentation which is necessary to apply for illness-related social welfare benefits which has been found to be badly designed in so far as it frequently does not provide clear instruction and space for medical professionals to include critical information; if she has evidence which demonstrates that insufficiently filled out forms lead to a high number of initial rejections and that this represents a serious barrier to genuinely-deserving individuals and increases administration costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33204/13]

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76. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the application documentation which is necessary to apply for illness-related social welfare benefits which has been found to be badly designed in so far as it frequently does not provide clear instruction and space for medical professionals to include critical information; if she has evidence which demonstrates that insufficiently filled out forms lead to a high number of initial rejections and that this represents a serious barrier to genuinely-deserving individuals and increases administration costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33204/13]

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