Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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465. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a request (details supplied) made in December 2016 to amend repayments. [47805/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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My Department is obliged to recover all debt owed to it as quickly as possible and within the relevant legislation and guidelines governing the recovery of debt. The person concerned has an outstanding Carer’s Benefit debt and proposals on its recovery have been made to her.

Previously the person concerned was repaying this debt by weekly direct debit payments for the agreed amount of €20.00 per week.

Following representations seeking a reduction in this amount to €15.00 per week, my Department’s Debt Recovery Unit examined this request and agreed to the proposal from 3 February 2017.

The person concerned was notified of this new agreed proposal on 10 January 2017. I have arranged for a copy of this letter to re-issue to the person concerned.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.