Written answers
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
Department of Social Protection
Occupational Injuries Benefit Payments
Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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19. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the occupational injury benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5451/16]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The person concerned made a claim to injury benefit (OIB) on 2ndMarch 2016. The relevant application form (MC1) was not completed by the employer and it was, therefore, necessary to issue another form (OB4) to the employer to confirm details of the accident. This form issued on 31stMarch 2016 and a decision cannot be made on the OIB claim until the form is returned.
In the meantime the person concerned has been awarded illness benefit with effect from 15thFebruary 2016. (Payment from 22ndFebruary 2016) pending the return of the completed OB4
form. The first payment (including arrears) issued by cheque on 21stMarch 2016.
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