Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for irregular payment amounts of illness benefit to a person (details supplied). [4200/19]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Illness Benefit claim for the person concerned is fully paid up to the 26th January 2019. Her payment pattern is determined by the date her medical certificates are received and the dates her payments are due.

A payment of €162.78 issued to her bank account on the 8th January 2019 that paid her for the period of 8th January - 12th January 2019.

A further payment of €195.33 issued to her account on the 15th January 2019 that paid her for the period of 14th January - 19th January 2019.

Her most recent payment issued on the 23rd January 2019 for the period of 21st January - 26th January 2019.

The person concerned is currently certified up to the 3rd February 2019 and a further payment will issue to her this week.

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

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.