Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied). [6937/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The person concerned made a claim for Illness Benefit from 27 December 2017 but did not satisfy the qualifying conditions for receipt of the benefit at that time as he had insufficient PRSI contributions in the governing contribution year which was 2015.

However, he did have sufficient PRSI contributions in the 2016 year and this means he qualifies for payment from 1 January 2018 subject to the serving of the required waiting days. Illness Benefit is not paid for the first six days of any claim. All arrears due have now been paid to the person concerned.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.