Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have illness benefit payments issued. [48275/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is paid up to 20 November 2018 and certified up to 10 December 2018. Regular payments should now issue up to the certified date.

If he remains ill and unfit for work, further medical certificates 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.

Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused an emergency needs payment when an illness benefit payment was not issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48276/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned attended the Community Welfare service in Letterkenny on 6/11/2018 and was paid the balance of a shortfall in his Illness Benefit Payment.

He was advised that if his Illness Benefit was still delayed during the following week he should visit the clinic in Dunfanaghy.

In the course of a phone conversation with the Dunfanaghy Community Welfare Officer on the afternoon of 7/11/18  the person concerned advised that he had received a payment on the previous day in Letterkenny. He also mentioned that he was going into Letterkenny General Hospital for an operation on Monday 12.11.18 and was concerned about his Illness Benefit payment.

The Officer advised him to call into the office in Falcarragh on Friday 9 November for payment if his Illness Benefit was not paid. He was further advised that if he had any issues while he was in hospital, he should contact the CWS service where he would be accommodated.

The person concerned sent a message on Friday evening last 16/11/18 to the Community Welfare Officer to say that he had received an email stating that his IB claim was reinstated and payment was due shortly.

There is no record of any contact with the Departments services for the date mentioned of 01/11/2018 in relation to an Illness Benefit Top-up payment.

I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.