John McGuinness
Question:812. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure their claim for disability allowance continues to be paid. [26154/16]
View answerFriday, 16 September 2016
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The person concerned is currently in receipt of disability allowance (DA). The department was informed that he went to Poland on 27 June 2016 and returned on 2 September 2016.
On an administrative basis, DA allows for two/three weeks holiday entitlement in any twelve month period. In all circumstances, DA recipients must inform the department that they are intending to leave the state in advance of travel. Accordingly, his DA payment was stopped from 20 July 2016 to 6 September 2016. This allows for his holiday entitlement.
DA is payable outside of the state where a person is receiving medical treatment abroad which is not available within the State and where that treatment is approved by the Health Services Executive (HSE). On 7 September 2016, this information was requested from the person concerned. On receipt of this information, a deciding officer will review his entitlement to DA for the full period.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.