Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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371. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a case will be reviewed (details supplied); if she will provide advice on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55475/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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In order to qualify for a payment under the terms of the Illness Benefit scheme, a person must have paid a prescribed number of reckonable PRSI contributions in the relevant tax years prior to their claim. The person concerned has been paying class S contributions, paid by those who are self employed, in the relevant tax years. Class S contributions are not considered reckonable contributions for Illness Benefit and as such the person concerned does not satisfy the conditions for a payment. The person did receive PRSI credited contributions for the duration of her claim.

The decision letter that issued to the person concerned explained the reason for the outcome of her application and also advised her regarding the option of seeking assistance under the terms of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme.

I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.