Louise O'Reilly
Question:203. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in a situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45497/23]
View answerWednesday, 18 October 2023
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The Recovery of Benefits and Assistance (RBA) Scheme recovers the value of certain illness-related social welfare payments from compensation awards made to a person as a consequence of personal injuries claims. The benefits are recovered from the compensator, not from the injured person. A customer’s Illness Benefit claim is unaffected by the payment of recoverable benefits. An Illness Benefit payment is taxable.
If the Deputy wishes to provide details of the person concerned, my Department would be happy to answer any specific queries they have. Alternatively if the person themselves wishes to discuss their specific claim they can contact the Department at either of the addresses below:
Illness Benefit
Department of Social Protection
P.O. Box 1650
Dublin 1Ireland
Tel: (01) 704 3300 or 0818 928 400
Homepage: www.gov.ie/en/service/ddf6e3-illness-benefit/
Email: illnessbenefit@welfare.ie
Recovery of Benefits and Assistance Section
P.O. Box 12515 Dublin 1.
Phone number: 01 8172660
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.