407. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will receive benefits of the cost-of-living payments as a matter of urgency. [41408/24]

Disability Allowance is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions.

Cost of living lump sum payments to people on education courses, such as those raised by the Deputy, are ultimately a matter for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science. Weekly allowances for Further Education and Training courses through the Education Training Boards or National Learning Network are normally funded by through the training provider.

When participating on a course the weekly DA payment is stopped where the training provider commences an equivalent weekly payment to the learner. Any secondary allowances or additional payments due to trainees, whilst on these training course, are administered through the training provider.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.