Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied) has been refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9133/19]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The Illness Benefit application from the person concerned has not been refused, rather, she has been awarded Illness Benefit from 25 January 2019 at a rate of €127.80 per week. The person concerned was in receipt of a Jobseeker's Allowance payment until 24 January 2019.

The person concerned has been paid up to date and she is medically certified until 28 February 2019.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.