Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the alleged overpayment of €6,365.60 to a person (details supplied) with dates and amounts of overpayments; if she will further detail records of the reason the person was not entitled to the payment made to them and any and all correspondence to the person regarding this overpayment. [5524/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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An overpayment of jobseeker’s allowance for the period 01 April 1988 to 20 November 1990 was determined in the case of the person concerned as it was deemed that he was not available for or genuinely seeking work during this period. The overpayment was recorded on 06 August 1991 and totalled €6365.60. During the period 29 November 1991 to 2 February 1993 ten cash refunds were made by the person concerned to off-set this overpayment. The Intreo office in Dun Laoghaire is reviewing the files of the person concerned in relation this overpayment and he will be advised of the outcome of this review as soon as possible.