Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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1500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been deemed ineligible for jobseeker's allowance on the grounds that they are not capable for work since January 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35330/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department.

While a person who is incapable of work does not ordinarily have an entitlement to a Jobseeker’s payment, it is important to point out that such a person is likely instead to have an entitlement to another income support – for example, Illness Benefit, Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension or Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

If the Deputy is aware of any particular case that she wants reviewed, my Department is ready to do so.