Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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125. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person's (details supplied) previous medical history was taken into account prior to reducing their rate of unemployment benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21349/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Jobseeker’s Benefit has a number of qualifying criteria and payment is based on the social insurance record of the customer. Medical history is not a determining factor if a customer has declared that he/she fulfils the condition of being fit for work.

The person concerned was in receipt of the maximum rate of Jobseeker’s Benefit based on her social insurance record. Her benefit exhausted with effect from 20/04/17 and she has applied for jobseeker’s allowance which is currently pending.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.