John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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1118. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for an illness benefit by a person (details supplied). [1745/19]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Department administers the Illness Benefit scheme to those customers who cannot work because they are sick or ill provided they are covered by the appropriate class of social insurance (PRSI) and satisfy the PRSI conditions.

The person concerned does not satisfy the PRSI qualifying conditions for a payment of Illness Benefit. However she is receiving credited contributions in respect of a claim for Illness Benefit from February 2018. It is open to the person concerned to apply for Invalidity Pension if she is suffering from an incapacity that is likely to last for at least one year. If the person concerned has an urgent financial need she can apply for assistance under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme at her local Intreo centre.

I trust this clarifies matters for the deputy.