Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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549. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit claim by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [3785/19]

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 illness benefit claim from the person concerned has been fully paid up to date. A total of €497.90 of illness benefit arrears issued to his bank account on the 17th January 2019, and his regular weekly payment is due to reach his account on the 24th January 2019 bringing his payment up to date.

He is medically certified until the 23rd February 2019.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.