Written Answers Nos. 202-226
202. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the options for a person (details supplied) applying for an overage exemption for the ECCE programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49899/18]
View answerCurrent policy requires that any request for an overage exemption from the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme eligibility criteria must be supported by a letter from a HSE/Medical Specialist, (not a GP or Public Health Nurse (PHN)), specifically recommending an extra year of pre-school to be in the best interests of the child.
This requirement is not intended to undermine the view of any parent, teacher, GP or PHN in relation to a child's needs but rather to maintain a clear and standard basis for applying for exemptions.
Examples of the type of specialist/medical letters accepted in order to approve an exemption are as follows: Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Senior Psychologist, Neurologist, Psychiatrist, Cardiologist, Oncologist, Ophthalmologist, Otolaryngologist (ENT Specialist), and Gastroenterologist.
This is not an exhaustive list however, it provides an example of what may be accepted.
There is no specific deadline for overage exemptions at present however the issue of overage exemptions is being reviewed as part of a wider consultation process carried out by the National Disability Authority.
The Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) is a model of supports designed to ensure that children with a disability can access and fully participate in the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme. AIM is a child-centred model, involving seven levels of progressive support, moving from the universal to the targeted, based on the needs of the child and the pre-school setting they are attending. A child does not require a diagnosis of a disability in order to avail of AIM supports. It is open to the parents and pre-school provider of the child in question to make an application for targeted AIM supports on the child's behalf. Further information about AIM can be found on the website www.aim.gov.ie.
All ECCE overage exemption requests must be submitted via email to: eyqueries@dcya.gov.ie or alternatively by post to Overage Exemptions, Early Years Division, Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Block 1 Floor 2, Miesian Plaza, 50-58 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2.
203. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of private sector childcare facilities that benefitted from capital grants under the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006 to 2010; the number of these childcare facilities which are still operating in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49940/18]
View answerThe NCIP (National Childcare Investment Programme, 2006 - 2010) Capital Programme was a strategic infrastructural programme within the childcare sector with an aim to address local needs and meet local demands in the provision of childcare places.
Under the NCIP, the maximum funding available per childcare facility for community-based groups was €1.2m; for private providers, the maximum funding available per childcare facility was €100,000, with a ceiling of €500,000 per applicant across multiple facilities. Private providers were required under the programme to contribute at least 25% of the total cost of the capital project.
The total number of childcare facilities funded under the NCIP Capital Programme was 847.
501 of these were private providers, receiving a total of €33m in funding.
A total of €177.8m was awarded under the programme, to both private and community services.
Depending on the scale of the individual grant in question, grants under the NCIP were awarded on the condition that services remain in operation for a period from three years (for grants of €30,000 or less) to twenty years (for grants of €1m or more) following the grant award.
Pobal manage the operation of capital childcare programmes and contracting on behalf of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Since 2010, a total of €883,233 in capital payments have been recouped by the state due to closures, decommitals, etc. under the NCIP. The following figures have been provided by Pobal and show the break-down of capital recoupments as follows:
|
Year |
NCIP recoupments |
|
2010 |
€541,637 |
|
2011 |
€154,923 |
|
2012 |
€103,520 |
|
2013 |
€42,929 |
|
2014 |
€14,581 |
|
2015 |
€7,244 |
|
2016 |
€4,211 |
|
2017 |
€7,212 |
|
2018 |
€6,976 |
|
Total |
€883,233 |
At present it is not possible to provide an accurate number of services that received funding under the NCIP, both community and private, that remain in operation to this day. This is a complex task due in part to changes in addresses, ownership circumstances and reference numbers for many services.
As part of planning for future capital investment in childcare, my Department is having due regard to the performance and operation of previous large scale capital investment programmes, including closures and de-committals of childcare services where state interests exist. This exercise will help inform our plans looking forward for investment in childcare over the next ten years.
204. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding available for outdoor play areas for a facility (details supplied); if they are open at present; if not, when they will open; the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49956/18]
View answerApplications under the Capital Grants Programme for 2018 closed on 9th March 2018 with services receiving their funding on 1st June 2018. Under the 2018 programme, strand 3 was designated to support the construction of Early Years Natural Outdoor Play Areas.
While the specifics of the 2019 Capital Programme are still under discussion between officials in my department and colleagues in Pobal, it is expected that there will be a focus on building capacity as well as other capital initiatives to support the transition to the Affordable Childcare Scheme.
Once this process is completed, an announcement will issue to all childcare providers in the coming months to inform them of the general guidelines for the programmes, as well as a timeline for their delivery.
205. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects approved to date in counties Cavan and Monaghan under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; when the next tranche of projects will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49994/18]
View answerThe first call for applications for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund closed at the end of September. €1 billion is committed to the Fund over a 10 year period to support rural economic development and help build strong communities.
There was an excellent response to the first call, with nearly 300 applications received. Applications for the Fund are currently being examined by the Project Advisory Board, made up of representatives from key Government Departments and external experts, which was established to oversee the assessment process. Category 1 "shovel ready" projects have been prioritised in the assessment process and Category 2 projects - those which need development funding to become potential Category 1 applications in future calls for applications - will be considered at a later date.
I announced the first set of successful Category 1 projects for funding on the 23rd November 2018 and I can confirm that Cavan County Council received funding of €867,174 for a project to enhance Cootehill Industrial Estate, an important business site located close to the Cavan and Monaghan border.
The announcement on the 23rd November was just the beginning of the process and further announcements of successful Category 1 and Category 2 projects will take place early in 2019 with a further call for the Fund taking place in mid-2019.
206. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49842/18]
View answerFollowing a successful appeal, this gentleman has been awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 7 March 2018 when he sent in his application. The first payment will be made by his chosen payment method on 5 December 2018.
Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
207. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49844/18]
View answerInvalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.
The department received a claim for IP for this lady on 18 May 2018. Her claim was disallowed on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not satisfied. She was notified on 14 June 2018 of this decision, the reasons for it and of her right of review and appeal.
The lady concerned subsequently appealed the decision to the independent Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO) and submitted further medical evidence in support of her appeal. Where additional medical evidence is submitted in support of an appeal, this evidence is reviewed by a deciding officer to see if it warrants a revised decision before a case is referred to the SWAO. If it is decided that the person concerned satisfies the conditions for IP as a result of the review, IP is awarded and the request for appeal is withdrawn. If the decision is unchanged following this review, the file is sent to the SWAO for further determination by an Appeals Officer.
Unfortunately, the further medical evidence submitted in support of the appeal in this case was not brought to the attention of the deciding officer until 28 November 2018. The lady referred to has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 24 May 2018. Payment will issue to her nominated bank account on the 13 December 2018. Arrears due from 24 May 2018 to 12 December 2018 less overlapping social welfare payment will issue in due course. The lady was notified of this decision on the 28 November 2018 and the Department has contacted directly her to apologise for the undue delay.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
208. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49845/18]
View answerInvalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.
The department received a claim for IP for the lady concerned on the 15 November 2018. In order to establish whether the medical condition for IP is satisfied in this case, the Department sent two forms to the lady on 19 November 2018. On receipt of the completed forms the claim will be processed as quickly as possible and she will be notified directly of the outcome.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
209. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49848/18]
View answerDisability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance for people with a disability aged between 16 and 66 with a disability expected to last for at least one year and who satisfy the medical condition, means test and are habitually resident in Ireland.
The average time taken to award a DA claim in October 2018 was eleven weeks. My department is committed to ensuring that claims are processed as expeditiously as possible. The DA scheme area is continuously monitored and reviewed to ensure applications are processed and customers are responded to as quickly as possible.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
210. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49849/18]
View answerInvalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.
The average time taken to award a new IP claim in October was six weeks. The Department is committed to ensuring that claims and reviews are processed as expeditiously as possible.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
211. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49850/18]
View answerMy Department is committed to providing a quality service to all its customers. This includes ensuring that applications are processed and that decisions on entitlement are made as quickly as possible.
In general, social welfare schemes with a number of complex qualifying conditions can take longer to process. This is compounded if the documentary evidence provided at initial application stage is incomplete or insufficient; this is often the case with carer’s allowance applications.
Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested payment, made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that they require that level of care. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people.
The average waiting time in October for new CA applications was 17 weeks. Staff have recently been re-assigned to the CA area to work on claims processing and this should lead to a reduction in processing times.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
212. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated time for a payment to be awarded for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49851/18]
View answerThe Department has a processing target to finalise 90% of domiciliary care allowance (DCA) applications within 10 weeks. Processing times can be affected at particular times of the year by the volume of applications received, the complexity of individual cases and the availability of resources. While a small number of applications take longer to process than the norm, the overall average time taken to process DCA applications in 2018 has not exceeded 10 weeks.
I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputy.
213. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49870/18]
View answerThis domiciliary care allowance application has been finalised. The person concerned was notified in a letter dated 27th November 2018 that domiciliary care allowance has been awarded from 1st April 2018. This includes a back-dating payment for the maximum six months allowable in respect of the months April to September 2018. Payment will commence in December 2018 and arrears due will issue with that payment along with the 2018 Christmas bonus.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
214. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a review was carried out on a one-parent family payment for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49885/18]
View answerThe customer is currently in receipt of One Parent Family (Jobseekers Transition) Payment. I understand from my Department that this claim was reviewed at the customer’s request as she is no longer receiving maintenance payments in respect of her child.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
215. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of participants in the JobPath scheme that have been referred back to the scheme for a second time. [49919/18]
View answerAll persons in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance must be capable of; available for and actively seeking full time employment. The Social Welfare (Consolidated) Act 2005, as amended, specifies that participation in activation meetings is mandatory and that applies to all activation services provided by the Department including those provided by the contracted providers JobPath; Local Employment Services and Jobs Clubs. JobPath is designed to support people who are long term unemployed to obtain and sustain employment in the open labour market. The JobPath companies have no role in selection of jobseekers for referral to the service.
My Department selects clients for the JobPath service by means of a random selection process and protocols for selection currently preclude the selection of anyone who has already completed 52 weeks with the JobPath service within the previous four months. If, however, at the end of this period the jobseeker has not engaged in other activation supports and services they then become eligible for selection for a second period of activation on the JobPath programme.
Jobseekers referred for a second time will start working with a Personal Advisor , who will review their development during their previous time with the service and together they will prepare a new personal progression plan to build on that progress. The actions and tasks agreed will be based on their previous engagement, with particular focus on the identified barriers, which are preventing the person moving into full time suitable employment.
As of the end of October 2018 just over 15,000 jobseekers had commenced a second engagement period with the service, having availed of the service previously.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
216. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times in which additional information is sought for all social welfare payments including fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49934/18]
View answerWhenever a claim is made for a Social Welfare payment, a Deciding Officer must have sufficient information to assess whether all of the necessary eligibility criteria for that payment have been met, as laid down in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act and/or the applicable Regulations and Guidelines.
For example, Fuel Allowance is an administrative scheme where a claimant must meet the following eligibility criteria (full details are available at https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/820_National-Fuel-Scheme.aspx):
1. Legally resident in the State;
2. Mainly responsible for the heating of a household;
3. In receipt of a specified qualifying Social Welfare payment from my Department, or a Social Security Payment from a qualifying country;
4. Living alone or only with:
i. a qualified spouse/civil partner/cohabitant or qualified child(ren);
ii. a person in receipt of a qualifying payment who would be entitled to the allowance in their own right;
iii. a person who is receipt of Carer's Allowance or Carer's Benefit in respect of providing full time care and attention to the Fuel Allowance applicant or their qualified spouse/civil partner/cohabitant or qualified child(ren).
iv. a person receiving short term Jobseeker's Allowance or Basic SWA (less than 391 days for JA and less than 15months/456 days for BASI).
5. Unable to provide for their heating needs from the resources of their household, as shown by the results of a means test.
So, for Fuel Allowance as for most Social Welfare schemes, there are multiple eligibility criteria, each of which may require detailed interactions with the claimant in order to ensure that enough evidence is available to decide the claimant's overall eligibility.
Moreover, in many cases, and especially for means-tested schemes, a visit to the claimant by a Social Welfare Inspector is a standard part of the eligibility assessment process.
This complexity means that there is not one single category for 'additional information is sought' in my Department's computer systems, and I therefore regret that I am not in a position to provide the information requested by the Deputy.
217. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for an illness benefit by a person (details supplied) will be processed as a matter of urgency as this person has submitted their sixth medical certificate and has not received payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49939/18]
View answerThe Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned has been processed and arrears owing to him have been issued.
The claim is both certified and paid up to the 22nd November 2018.
If the person concerned remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible in order for further payments to issue.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an occupational injury benefit application, including child dependants, by a person (details supplied) will be processed; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49942/18]
View answerThe person concerned is currently in receipt of Illness Benefit pending a decision on her Occupational Injury Benefit claim. According to our records she does not qualify for payment of an increase by way of Child Dependant Allowance (CDA) due to the level of her spouses earnings in the current tax year. If her spouses earnings are less than €400 per week she should forward proof of this to my Department and her entitlement to CDA will be reviewed.
The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is medically certified to the 14th December 2018 and paid to the 4th December 2018.
If the person concerned remains ill and unfit for work after the 14th December 2018, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible in order for further payments to issue after this date.
Her Occupational Injury Benefit claim will be processed shortly and any arrears due will be issued.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
219. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the paternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49946/18]
View answerThe information requested in respect of the number of people that have availed of paternity benefit in 2016, 2017 and from 1st January 2018 to 31st October 2018, by county, is set out in the table below:
PATERNITY BENEFIT Claimants by County Breakdown
|
County |
Awarded 1st September 2016 - 31st December 2016 |
Awarded 2017 |
Awarded 1st January 2018 – 31st October 2018 |
Total Awarded |
|
Carlow |
66 |
304 |
234 |
604 |
|
Cavan |
79 |
431 |
340 |
850 |
|
Clare |
107 |
607 |
437 |
1151 |
|
Cork |
643 |
3385 |
2556 |
6584 |
|
Donegal |
157 |
710 |
587 |
1454 |
|
Dublin |
1345 |
7633 |
5787 |
14765 |
|
Galway |
292 |
1536 |
1133 |
2961 |
|
Kerry |
130 |
707 |
509 |
1346 |
|
Kildare |
238 |
1394 |
1007 |
2639 |
|
Kilkenny |
115 |
513 |
342 |
970 |
|
Laois |
68 |
408 |
286 |
762 |
|
Leitrim |
44 |
190 |
142 |
376 |
|
Limerick |
205 |
1041 |
784 |
2030 |
|
Longford |
41 |
199 |
144 |
384 |
|
Louth |
143 |
655 |
483 |
1281 |
|
Mayo |
145 |
668 |
451 |
1264 |
|
Meath |
214 |
1115 |
803 |
2132 |
|
Monaghan |
70 |
330 |
297 |
697 |
|
Offaly |
74 |
403 |
324 |
801 |
|
Roscommon |
59 |
340 |
213 |
612 |
|
Sligo |
75 |
339 |
283 |
697 |
|
Tipperary |
151 |
833 |
599 |
1583 |
|
Waterford |
129 |
589 |
477 |
1195 |
|
Westmeath |
102 |
526 |
390 |
1018 |
|
Wexford |
147 |
769 |
553 |
1469 |
|
Wicklow |
148 |
786 |
572 |
1506 |
|
Others |
26 |
148 |
104 |
278 |
|
TOTAL |
5013 |
26559 |
19837 |
51409 |
I hope that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
220. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the maternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49947/18]
View answerI regret that the county breakdown requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department.
However, the Department holds a county by county breakdown of maternity benefit claims currently in payment. Please see table below, giving a listing of recipients by county at the end of October 2018.
Maternity Benefit in payment at the end of October 2018
|
County |
Recipients |
|
CARLOW |
244 |
|
CAVAN |
341 |
|
CLARE |
473 |
|
CORK |
2456 |
|
DONEGAL |
627 |
|
DUBLIN |
6122 |
|
GALWAY |
1160 |
|
KERRY |
525 |
|
KILDARE |
1086 |
|
KILKENNY |
368 |
|
LAOIS |
316 |
|
LEITRIM |
150 |
|
LIMERICK |
767 |
|
LONGFORD |
166 |
|
LOUTH |
508 |
|
MAYO |
467 |
|
MEATH |
902 |
|
MONAGHAN |
292 |
|
OFFALY |
274 |
|
OTHER |
186 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
253 |
|
SLIGO |
249 |
|
TIPPERARY |
666 |
|
WATERFORD |
494 |
|
WESTMEATH |
389 |
|
WEXFORD |
588 |
|
WICKLOW |
625 |
|
TOTAL |
20694 |
221. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49957/18]
View answerMy officials are currently examining the claim for the person concerned with a view to addressing the query. Officials will revert directly to the Deputy at the earliest opportunity with the information he has requested and will also contact the person concerned directly.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
222. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49959/18]
View answerAn application for Domiciliary Care Allowance was received from the person concerned on the 26th October 2018. The case was referred to the Department's Medical Assessors for a medical opinion. The Medical Assessor requested further information before providing an opinion. The person concerned was contacted on November 26th and asked to furnish further medical evidence. When the medical opinion is to hand the claim will be passed to a Deciding Officer for a decision. Once this decision has been made the person concerned will be notified of the outcome in writing.
It is currently taking approximately ten weeks to process an application for Domiciliary Care Allowance.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
223. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49961/18]
View answerThe customer is currently in receipt of the One Parent Family Payment and the Working Family Payment. She made an application for Back to Education Allowance on 6 September 2018.
Customers in receipt of the Working Family Payment are not eligible for Back to Education Allowance.
A decision letter issued to the customer on 11 September 2018 advising her that her application had been refused as she was in receipt of the Working Family Payments. That letter also advised that the decision could be reviewed by another officer of the Department. To date no request to review the decision has been received.
I trust this clarifies the matter.
224. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is not entitled to the fuel allowance when they are a recipient of carer’s allowance which would indicate that they are entitled to the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49962/18]
View answerA fuel allowance is a payment under the National Fuel Scheme to help with the cost of heating a home during the winter months. It is paid to people who are in receipt of certain qualifying social welfare payments and who also satisfy certain other conditions.
Carer's allowance (CA) is not a qualifying payment for receipt of fuel allowance. The person concerned is in receipt of CA and a household benefits package (HHB) from my department.
It may be that another member of the household may qualify for fuel allowance if they are in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment and satisfy the qualifying conditions for same. Only one fuel allowance may be claimed per household.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
225. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) who has taken time off work to care for an elderly relative has an application for carer’s benefit immediately processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49963/18]
View answerCarer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. An increased payment can be made where full-time care is being provided to two people.
I confirm that my department received an application for CARB from the person concerned on the 1 October 2018.
The application is currently being processed and once completed, the person concerned will be notified directly of the outcome.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
226. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an illness benefit application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49965/18]
View answerThe Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned has been processed and all arrears owing to her have issued.
The claim is both medically certified and paid up to the 26th November 2018.
If the person concerned remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible in order for further payments to issue.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
