asked the Minister for Social Welfare if she will make arrangements to pay unemployment benefit which is due for the period January to April 1981 to a person (details supplied) in Kilkenny.

It is presumed that the Deputy's Question refers to the entitlement of the person concerned to pay-related benefit as all flat rate unemployment benefit claimed by him during the period 5 January 1981 to 24 March 1981 has been paid.

Details of earnings during the relevant income tax year April 1979 to April 1980 are required to enable his entitlement to pay-related benefit to be determined. As my Department had no record of such earnings the person concerned was requested on two occasions to furnish the required details but he has not replied to date.

It is still open to him to forward the necessary particulars and if he does so his title to pay-related benefit will be processed without delay.

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