Vol. 405 No. 6
122 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Social Welfare whether in relation to the proposed modifications regarding the family income supplement announced in the budget, he will be extending eligibility for the income supplement to those persons on social employment schemes who are on relative low pay, particularly people with large families such as a person (details supplied) in County Offaly.
The Social Employment Scheme (SES) is aimed at providing part-time employment to assist unemployed people, particularly the long term unemployed, to re-enter the labour market. The purpose of the Family Income Supplement Scheme (FIS), on the other hand, is to create an incentive for full-time workers with families, who are in low paid employment, to remain at work. Its purpose is essentially different from the SES and to extend entitlement to FIS to persons on the SES would involve fundamental changes in the FIS scheme.
123 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of tenant-occupiers of Croomcastle Court, Coolock, Dublin 11 who were in receipt of the free fuel allowance in the years 1985 to 1990.
124 Mr. McCartan asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of tenant-occupiers of Swansnest Court, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5 who were in receipt of the free fuel allowance in the years 1985 to 1990.
It is proposed to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together.
Statistics on the numbers of residents of Cromcastle Court and Swansnest Court who have been in receipt of a fuel allowance from 1985 are not available.
Statistics are not maintained in such a way as to provide the information requested by the Deputy.
