Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1098. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a partial capacity benefit for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45323/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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An application for PCB was received from the person concerned on 10th April 2018. She has now been assessed medically eligible for PCB with a moderate level of restriction on her capacity to work. This means the individual will be entitled to 50% of her current personal rate of Invalidity Pension if she chooses to take up employment.

However, IB payments for the person concerned have been exhausted. This means that if PCB is awarded, it will be for credits only until she meets the conditions for further payment.

Thereafter, the individual can re-qualify for PCB by either (i) being deemed eligible for Invalidity Pension or (ii) re-qualifying for IB with 13 weeks of reckonable PRSI contributions paid beyond the date that the current IB claim exhausted.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.