Jim Mitchell
Question:201 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 applied for unemployment benefit on 2 December 1991 and has been awaiting a decision on her entitlement to benefit since that date, and having supplied all the necessary information about her contributions and credits, has still not been informed whether or not she is entitled to unemployment benefit; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that in the meantime, because of her parents' means, she is being paid only £11.30 per week unemployment assistance; if he is now in a position to decide that (a) she is entitled to unemployment benefit, (b) the amount she will now be paid, (c) the amount of arrears due to her and (d) when it will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.