Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the case of a person (details supplied) regarding payments from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16704/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Upon review, my Department is satisfied to treat the application for disability allowance (DA) made by the person concerned in 2014 as equivalent to a claim for invalidity pension (IP) having been made at that time.

Consequently, IP has now been awarded to the person concerned from 10 July 2014, i.e. from the first Thursday following receipt of his original DA application. Payment for the period 10 July 2014 to the 22 April 2015 will issue to his nominated bank account on the 23 June 2016. The person in question was notified of this decision on the 20 June 2016.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.