Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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286. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to an application for one parent family payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, if she will confirm the deductions that will be made from the arrears payment; if an explanation will be provided for any deductions made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19755/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The application for one parent family payment from the person concerned was approved on 9 April 2013, backdated to 25 October 2012. While she awaited this claim to be processed, she received payments of maternity benefit totalling €1301.40 followed by supplementary welfare allowance payments totalling €1361.80. These monies were recovered from the arrears payment of €5132.50, leaving a balance due of €2469.30 which was issued to her on 18 April 2013.