Dan Neville (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42163/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned is in receipt of Illness Benefit since August 2014.

The person concerned attended an assessment on 23 October 2015 with one of my Department’s medical assessors. The medical assessor has expressed the opinion that the person concerned is capable of light work.

Prior to a decision being made on their continuing entitlement to illness benefit the person concerned was given the opportunity to complete an MR99(R) form and submit any further information or medical evidence to support their case. The MR99(R) form was received in my department on 6 November 2015 with accompanying medical evidence.

If further medical evidence is available the person concerned should submit this within the next seven days.

A decision will be made, based on the medical assessor’s report, all medical information on file, and information provided by the person concerned on the MR99(R) form. Illness benefit will remain in payment until the deciding officer’s review is complete.