Seán Sherlock
Question:480. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of early years professionals availing of the enhanced illness benefit. [8174/21]
View answerWednesday, 17 February 2021
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Since the introduction of the Enhanced Illness Benefit scheme, there have been a total of 2,177 claimants working in pre-primary education or in childcare. As of February 15th 2021, 137 of these are currently receiving a payment. Note that the industry breakdown of persons in receipt of this scheme is based on the last known employer.
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.