John Paul O'Shea (Cork North-West, Fine Gael)
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594. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an accommodation recognition payment overpayment to a person in County Kerry (details supplied) will be reviewed given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37580/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) is a tax free monthly payment of €600 (from 1 June 2025) available to people who are providing accommodation to a person or people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive since March 2022.

There are a number of conditions that must be satisfied for ongoing receipt of ARP and one of those conditions is that the resident(s) must be hosted on the last day of the month for which payment is due.

ARP is payable monthly in arrears and payment for December 2024 was issued on 14/01/25. The person concerned contacted my Department on 22/01/25 to confirm that the sole resident had vacated the property on 27/12/24. As the resident was not being hosted on the last day of December, ARP was not payable for that month. This resulted in the over issue of ARP being assessed. Officials of my Department confirmed this with the person concerned on 29/01/25, and the repayment options were also provided at that time.

I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.