Seán Sherlock
Question:549. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit claim by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [3785/19]
View answerTuesday, 29 January 2019
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The Department administers the Illness Benefit scheme to those customers who cannot work because they are sick or ill provided they are covered by the appropriate class of social insurance, PRSI, and satisfy the PRSI conditions.
The illness benefit claim from the person concerned has been fully paid up to date. A total of €497.90 of illness benefit arrears issued to his bank account on 17 January 2019, and his regular weekly payment is due to reach his account on 24 January 2019, bringing his payment up to date.
He is medically certified until 23 February 2019.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.