Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when invalidity pension arrears will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2976/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to was awarded an invalidity pension (IP) with effect from 04 November 2021 and she received her first IP payment on 16 December 2021. This payment included payment for week 09 December 2021 and the Christmas bonus (1 weeks IP payment) and payment for the 16 December 2021.

The person referred to was in receipt of Disability Allowance (DA) up to the awarding of her IP claim and continued to receive DA payments up to and including 21 December 2021 including the payment of the Christmas bonus on 08 December 2021 on her DA claim. The concurrent payment of IP and DA to the person in question for period from 09 December 2021 to 21 December 2021 has resulted in an overpayment to her which exceeds the amount of arrears due from 04 November 2021, and therefore there are no arrears due to the person concerned.

I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.