James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit payment for a person (details supplied); when the payment will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44208/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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My Department has experienced processing and payment delays in respect of some customers following the changeover of the Illness/Occupational Illness Benefit  schemes to a new IT system.

With regard to the person concerned, there is currently no record of the receipt of a claim for Occupational Injury Benefit.

An application form has been issued to him and, on its return, the claim will be processed without delay.  An official from my Department will also contact him today to assist him to progress his application.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.