Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013
652. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of the most recent medical examination in respect of determination of eligibilty for illness benefit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17065/13]
View answerThe person concerned made a claim for illness benefit from 13 March 2012. According to Departmental records this customer does not have 13 reckonable PRSI contributions paid in the years 2008 to 2012. This is a necessary condition that a claimant must satisfy in order to qualify for payment of illness benefit. The Department subsequently wrote to this customer on 23 May 2012 requesting evidence of any additional PRSI contributions that may have been paid in the relevant years. No reply or evidence of additional reckonable PRSI contributions has been received. As a result, the person concerned currently has an open illness benefit claim for the purposes of awarding credited contributions only and no illness benefit payment is being made. The person concerned was found medical eligible for illness benefit at a medical examination on 31 December 2012.
