Update - 1.36pm: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has confirmed that the banks' payments system has been resolved and social welfare recipients will be paid today. The department said: "Customers whose social welfare payments were affected can expect payment to reach their account over the course of today." pic.twitter.com/zjydNLAI10 — ask permanent tsb (@askpermanenttsb) October 2, 2018[h2]Earlier: 'Industry-wide payments issue' delays social welfare payments at number of Irish banks[/h2]There are delays to child benefit and other social welfare payments to a number of Irish banks this morning. The Department of Social Protection issued a statement saying: "This is affecting some social welfare payments due to be paid into customer bank accounts this morning. The Department is aware that a widespread bank payments issue is affecting some social welfare payments due into customer accounts today.

Source: Evening echo October 02, 2018 12:33 UTC