asked the Minister for Social Welfare the cause of the long delay in paying unemployment assistance to a person (name supplied) in County Kerry who is signing continuously since last December.

Due to his failure to disclose his full means in connection with his original application for unemployment assistance the person concerned received unemployment assistance amounting to £291.70 in excess of that to which he was entitled and this amount was being recovered by withholding payments due to him. Because of an error in calculation at the local office, which is regretted, an excess sum of £103.75 was recovered in this manner and arrangements have been made to have this amount refunded to him by post together with payment of unemployment assistance due for the week ended 18th May, 1976. Further payments will continue as they fall due.