Proinsias De Rossa
Question:29 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the reason his Department interprets the regulations of family income supplement to mean that persons entitlements cease if they are no longer working for the required 38 hours per fortnight, even for a brief period, when the regulations clearly state that payment continues for 52 weeks regardless of changes in circumstances, apart from an increase following the birth of a child or if persons claim another social welfare payment, for example, unemployment benefit or assistance. [6438/99]