Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why her Department informed a person in County Cork (details supplied) who is in receipt of illness benefit that the payment is due to cease. [34530/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Since January 2009 illness benefit is payable for a maximum of two years, i.e. 624 days.

The person concerned is currently in receipt of illness benefit and has received 591 days payment up to 25 September 2015.

Regulations provide that, when calculating the number of days due, account has to be taken of earlier illness benefit claims - provided they link within six months to one of the following benefits: jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance, injury benefit, invalidity pension, maternity benefit.

In calculating the total number of paid days for the person concerned account was taken of their previous illness benefit claims from 5 May 2009 to 23 May 2009 and from 24 December 2009 to 7 June 2011. These claims are linked through jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and injury benefit claims which he had between 2009 and 2015.

The person concerned has been informed of the position and has been advised of other benefits to which he may have an entitlement.