The person concerned applied for Illness Benefit in May 2018 and was informed that he did not qualify for payment.
One of the qualifying conditions for Illness Benefit is that a person must have 39 weeks of PRSI contributions paid or credited in the relevant tax year, of which 13 must be paid contributions at class A, E or H.
The person concerned is currently paying class D contributions, which is not a qualifying class of contribution for Illness Benefit and therefore he does not satisfy this contribution condition.
A letter issued to him on the 8th August 2018 explaining the position.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.