Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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191. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the precise circumstances of alleged overpayment in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34261/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was in receipt of basic supplementary welfare allowance payment from 5 August 2010 pending the outcome of a jobseeker’s allowance appeal. She subsequently received her first payment of carer’s allowance on 26 August 2010 and did not advise the Department of same. In 2011 following a review of her carer’s allowance it was realised that the person concerned was in receipt of two social welfare payments from the Department and an overpayment was assessed due to the overlap.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.