Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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697. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [38618/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The obligation of EU member states under directive 883/2004, when a jobseeker leaves one EU country to look for work in another EU country, is that provided the person continues to meet the conditions for entitlement to jobseeker's benefit, the country from which the jobseeker left will continue to pay jobseekers benefit directly to the person for up to 78 days.

The person concerned applied for and was awarded a transfer of her jobseeker's benefit entitlement for a period of 78 days while seeking employment abroad in Slovakia. This 78 day entitlement period expired on 17^th July 2013 and she was notified to this effect at the time; she has received her full entitlement to jobseeker's benefit under this directive. The person concerned has written to her Social Welfare Local Office asking for an extension of this period, and a reply that it will not be possible to grant an extension is in the process of issuing.