asked the Minister for Social Welfare why a person (name supplied) in County Cork has not been paid unemployment benefit.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Benefit.
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The person concerned claimed unemployment assistance, not unemployment benefit. As he had previously been refused unemployment assistance on the grounds that his means exceeded the statutory limit, a reinvestigation of his means was necessary. This has now been done and a decision on the claim will be taken without delay.