Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) and the €5 deduction out of that person's claim, which was in place due to that person's spouse's claim but is still in place even though the person no longer lives with the spouse. [26425/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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According to the records of this Departmental the person concerned had two overpayments assessed against him with a current overpayment balance owed of €7,080.69, and with repayment deductions at the rate of €5.00 per week from his jobseekers allowance claim. The first overpayment arose as the person concerned claimed for his spouse as an adult dependant on his claim while his spouse was in receipt of a payment in her own right. The second overpayment arose as the person concerned was claiming for his spouse as an adult dependant while his spouse was in employment. A review of the amount of the overpayment deduction is currently being undertaken and the person concerned will be advised of the outcome once completed.