Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of an overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied); if the overpayment is currently the subject of an appeal; the way in which the overpayment occured in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27312/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned is currently repaying €17.51 per week by way of a deduction from his State pension contributory payment in relation to an overpayment, the outstanding balance of which is €2,072.17.

The overpayment was accrued as he failed to disclose that he was in receipt of a State pension contributory of €115.20 per week when he applied for a basic supplementary allowance.The person concerned was paid the full rate of basic supplementary allowance, when entitled to a reduced rate only. The overpayment is not currently the subject of an appeal.

Section 341 (7A) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 provides for the deduction of the overpayment from the State pension contributory payment of the person concerned.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the deputy.