Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit claim by a person (details supplied); when payment and arrears will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47143/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is certified and paid up to 13th November 2018 and any arrears due have been paid.

If he remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible in order for further payments to issue.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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582. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) will receive the correct and appropriate rate of illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47185/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Illness Benefit (IB) claim for the person concerned is now paid up until 17th November 2018 and any arrears due have been processed.

IB is paid for a maximum of 2 years (624 paid days). The person concerned has already been paid for 622 days so she only has two days of payment remaining.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when illness benefit arrears owing to a person (details supplied) will issue; the reason these arrears arose in view of the fact that all medical certificates were submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47192/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is now certified and paid up to 12th November 2018 and any arrears due will issue to him shortly.

If the customer remains ill and unfit for work, a further medical certificate should be submitted to the Department as soon as possible in order for further payments to issue.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.