Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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265. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when backdated maternity benefit arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25326/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned has been awarded maternity benefit at a weekly rate of €235.00 commencing from 10 April 2017. As her claim was processed late she was due arrears of maternity benefit payment, from which the amount paid under the illness benefit scheme had to be deducted. This arises as maternity benefit and illness benefit cannot be paid simultaneously. Accordingly, a net arrears balance of €246.70 issued to her along with her first payment of maternity benefit.

I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.