Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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577. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a recently awarded maternity benefit payment includes a dependent allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20070/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The maternity benefit payment awarded to the customer concerned does not include a dependent allowance, as she indicated on her application that she did not wish to apply for any additional allowance in respect of a dependent. If the customer believes that she is entitled to such an allowance she should contact Maternity Benefit section directly using the contact information on the award letter she has received, or through completing the query form available under the maternity benefit guidelines on the Department’s website www.welfare.ie.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.