Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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461. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a payment ceased for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20309/19]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Illness benefit is paid for a maximum of 2 years or 624 claim paid days.

The person concerned exhausted her entitlement to an Illness Benefit payment on the 5th September 2018. A letter issued to her on the 3rd July 2018 advising her that her entitlement to the payment was about to exhaust and explaining the position in detail to her.

In order to requalify for Illness Benefit the person concerned would need to have paid an additional 13 reckonable social insurance contributions after the 5th September 2018.

The person concerned is currently in receipt of Jobseeker's Benefit.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.