Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 362: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the maximum length of time a person may claim illness benefit in the circumstances where they were in receipt of illness benefit for several years, then returned to employment but subsequently claimed illness benefit again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8797/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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From 5 January 2009, a person may claim illness benefit for a maximum period of 624 days. A person who had been in receipt of illness benefit for several years and returned to employment but subsequently claimed illness benefit would, assuming he satisfied the qualifying conditions, be subject to the 624 day limit provided the period between the two illness benefit claims is greater than 3 days.