Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
936. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2405/23]
View answerThere is no record of receipt of an application for Fuel Allowance for the person concerned. Officials in my department are currently managing large volumes of paper applications for Fuel Allowance. Some of these applications are not yet viewable on my Departments IT system. Additional resources have been assigned along with a telephone service to support customers.
If the person concerned submitted a paper application in the last 5 weeks, it is likely that my Department has received it and they will be informed in writing, when a decision is made. If an application was not submitted the easiest way is online at MyWelfare.ie. As an alternative, I have also arranged for a paper application to be posted to her.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
