Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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According to the Departments records the person in question claimed jobseeker's benefit from 23 October 2008 to 24 October 2009 when his benefit exhausted. He then made an application for and was paid jobseeker's allowance from 26 October 2009 to 1 July 2010.

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that the person concerned is currently in receipt of basic supplementary welfare allowance at the rate of € 32.00 per week which is the maximum amount payable based on his household circumstances.

Department records show that the person in question claimed illness benefit on the 2nd July 2010. However, this claim was refused as he did not have sufficient contributions paid or credited in the relevant tax year.

From January 2011, the person concerned will qualify for a payment of illness benefit, at the minimum graduated weekly rate. The person in question should continue to submit medical certificates to the Department in order to preserve his entitlement.

There is no record of the person concerned informing the Department that he was incapable of work and that he wished to claim illness benefit prior to his claim on 2 July 2010.