Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long on illness benefit enhancements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46268/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned made an online application for Enhanced Illness Benefit on the 13th September 2021.

In order to support her application for Enhanced Illness Benefit, medical evidence for Covid-19 was needed to support her claim. The person concerned emailed a copy of her HSE texts stating her positive diagnosis of Covid-19 to the Department on the 16th September 2021.

Subsequently, the claim from the person concerned was awarded on the 22nd September 2021. She has been awarded Enhanced Illness Benefit for 10 days and payments totalling €525.00 have issued to her.

I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.