Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if it will be expedited due to financial hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43239/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Illness benefit is a payment for people who cannot work due to illness and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. Only PRSI contributions paid at class A, E, H, and P are reckonable for illness benefit purposes.

Following a review of the illness benefit application the person concerned has indicated he was last employed in the UK.

Where a customer was last employed in another EU country, that country is deemed to be the competent authority and the appropriate jurisdiction in which to make a claim. My department has written to the person concerned regarding this matter.

My department has passed his illness benefit application to our EU record section who will forward it on to the relevant EU authority for processing.