Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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726. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a partial capacity benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22011/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) allows a person who has been in receipt of Illness Benefit for six months and who may not have full capacity for work, to return to employment and continue to receive a partial or full payment from the Department.

The personal rate of payment is based on the assessment of the persons restriction on capacity for work i.e. Moderate, Severe or Profound, whereby they retain 50%, 75%, or 100% of their payment respectively.

The Partial Capacity Benefit claim from the person concerned has been processed. A letter issued on the 31st August 2020 informing the claimant that he has been assessed as having a moderate restriction on his capacity to work and asked that he inform the department before starting work in order that his claim be put into payment.

Once the Department has received a return to work date from the person concerned he can be put on to a PCB payment.

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.