Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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471. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the case of a claimed overpayment in respect of a person (details supplied ) in County Cork when the payment in question was from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27968/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Department has a statutory obligation to record and collect all overpayments. It is the customer’s responsibility to declare all income of which he or she is in receipt, including any social welfare payments. The person concerned was assessed with an overpayment of rent supplement of €20,231.38 as he had failed to advise that he was in receipt of a Disablement Pension. He was advised of this overpayment and of his right of appeal. To date he has failed to exercise this right of appeal.

It is still open to him to appeal this decision. A form for this purpose is being posted to him.