Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive arrears of payments under the disability allowance, from 21 November 2014 onwards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21317/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person in question was in receipt of another social welfare payment during the same time period that disability allowance has been awarded from. Consequently, the amount of social welfare already paid requires to be calculated and deducted from any arrears of disability allowance. Any residual arrears due will be paid to the person in question shortly.