117 Deputy Seán Connick asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all participants on community employment schemes with dependent children are entitled to an increased rate of payment for a child dependant; if participants on a community employment scheme in receipt of disability allowance are entitled to an increased rate of payment in respect of dependant children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12555/10]

All Community Employment (CE) participants who were formerly in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance or are in receipt of a lone parent type payment such as a One Parent Family Payment or Deserted Wife Benefit payment and who have dependent children are eligible to receive from FÁS and additional allowance for a child dependant.

For CE participants who are currently in receipt of disability-related social welfare payments, child dependant payments continue to be paid and administered by the Department of Social and Family Affairs. In such cases participants receive the CE Single Adult Rate only.