Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will expedite the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16107/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Maternity Benefit is a payment made to women who are on maternity leave from work and covered by social insurance (PRSI).

The Maternity Benefit award letter issued to the claimant in this case on 24th March 2022. The claimant will receive her first Maternity Benefit payment on Monday, 4th April, 2022. The commencement date of Monday, 4th of April, 2022 takes into account payments received recently by the claimant from other DSP schemes.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.