Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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605. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an illness benefit payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41757/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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My Department experienced some delays following the introduction of a new system for Illness benefit (IB) which was introduced in August last.

The IB claim from the person concerned has now been processed and she is in receipt of her full IB entitlements and any/all arrears owing to her have been paid.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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606. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person who received illness benefit payments as a result of a personal injury is still liable for tax on the said payments received in circumstances in which compensation is subsequently awarded and the compensator has paid an amount equal to the illness benefit payments made to the person concerned directly to them, which is taken off the compensation award; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41772/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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Payments made by a compensator under the Recovery of Benefit and Assistance (RBA) Scheme, and on foot of an RBA statement, represents an amount equivalent to the value of the illness-related payments received by the injured person.

The Department recovers the amount from the compensator as they are the liable entity.

The person’s actual illness-related payments are not being repaid to the Department. Their scheme record regarding tax paid, claim paid days, benefit expiration (benex) etc. are not altered. Additionally, there is no implication for any refund of tax.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.