The person concerned and her children were absent from the State from December 2009 to June 2010. Accordingly, child benefit was not payable from January 2010 to June 2010. Child benefit has now been restored in this case from July 2010 and payment, including any arrears due, will be lodged to her nominated bank account on 5 October 2010.
As set out in Section 249 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 Child Benefit shall only be paid within the State with limited exceptions as allowed for in Section 219(2). Claims processed in compliance with Article 68 of EU Regulation 883/2004 and its Implementing Regulation EU 987/09 may, in certain circumstances, also be payable outside the State.