460 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has received an application for a social welfare payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30040/10]

The person concerned applied for jobseeker's allowance on 30 September 2009. Her claim was disallowed on the grounds that she was not habitually resident in the State. She was notified of this decision, the reasons for it and of her right of appeal. She appealed against this decision and the appeal was referred to the Social Welfare Appeals Officer and her appeal is awaiting determination.

Subsequent to her application for jobseeker's allowance she was employed but no PRSI contributions have been returned for her. As she had paid social insurance contributions in the United Kingdom, she may have an entitlement to jobseeker's benefit, provided she has at least one reckonable PRSI contribution paid in this jurisdiction. A social welfare investigator is now examining this employment to determine her potential entitlement to jobseeker's benefit.