Written answers
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Department of Social Protection
Occupational Injuries Benefit Applications
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for disability benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4947/17]
Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The person concerned applied for and has been awarded Occupational Injury Benefit effective from 30 September 2016 at the maximum weekly rate of € 188.00. Payment is issuing to the employer as requested on the application form.
Occupational Injury Benefit is payable for a maximum of 26 weeks. If the person concerned is still unable to work at that stage they will transfer to Illness Benefit as they satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions for that benefit.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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