Written answers

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits

Photo of Sorca ClarkeSorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time of paternity benefit applications since being introduced. [59368/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Paternity Benefit is a payment to employed and self-employed people who are on paternity leave from work and covered by social insurance (PRSI). The benefit is payable at the rate of €245 per week for two weeks in total.

Since the introduction of the scheme approximately 2,200 claims have been received per month and claims have been processed on average within 6 weeks of receipt.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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