John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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1075. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to set out the number of persons in receipt of illness benefit by county. [45169/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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In any one week, circa 50,000 people are entitled to an Illness Benefit payment. Last week, payments were made to circa 54,000 people as some 4,000 people were due arrears payments.

The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. It will be sent to him as soon as possible.