This is taken from the DSFA website under operational guidelines
(d) Documentation required when making a claim
P.45
The person should submit his/her P.45 on the date of claim or, if not able to do so, to bring it as soon as it becomes available.
Proof of Identity
A person claiming JB must prove his/her identity by showing the following documentation:
Standard Birth Certificate for Social Welfare Services (not photocopy) or a current Passport / National Identity Card is acceptable for EEA Nationals and any of the following
Driver's Licence
Post Office, Bank, Building Society or Credit Union Book
Bank Card
Rent Book
Child Benefit Book
A person must also provide their Mother's Birth Surname.
The following items
are not accepted as proof of identity:
Short Version of Birth Certificate
Baptismal Certificate
Bills or Personal Letters
Photo Copies of Certificates or Documents
Savings Accounts recently opened
Persons are advised that a JB claim cannot be decided until identity has been proven.
Proof of address
Where a person makes a claim the address given by the claimant is checked with that held on the Department's Central Records system. If the address supplied by the customer is the same as the address already recorded on the Department's Central Records system, then the address may be accepted without further verification.
It is necessary to seek verification of a customer's address in the following circumstances:
- if the address provided by the customer differs from the address recorded on the Department's Central Records system
- if the customer advises us of a change of address
- if there are grounds for believing that a customer is no longer living at the stated address
- if a customer has used a bogus address in the past
In any case where it is necessary to seek evidence of a customer's address, acceptable documents include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Recent bills from utility companies e.g. Electricity, Telephone (Landline or Mobile), Gas, Cable Television, Waste Charges, etc.
- Recent statements/correspondence from Banks, Building Societies, Credit Unions, Credit Card Companies or other financial institutions
- Recent letters addressed to the customer from Insurance Companies, Local Authorities, Government Departments or the Revenue Commissioners
- Local Authority Rent book, Mortgage or leasing agreement
- Any other form of evidence considered by the Deciding Officer to be appropriate in the particular circumstances.
In all cases, original document must be supplied. Photocopies are not acceptable.
Note: a recent document is one issued within the preceeding 2 months.
If customer cannot supply any of the above documents, it will be sufficient for him/her to provide utility bills in the name of the parent, spouse or partner.
Other Sources of Verification
Thom's Directory
The electoral register
The telephone directory
Where there is doubt about the claimant's address, the claim is not awarded for payment until the address is verified.
taken from here
http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/Pages/jb_jobseekben.aspx#part2
There are the same requirements for Jobseeker's Allowance
http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/Pages/ja_jobseekall.aspx#part2