Written answers
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
4:00 pm
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 102: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare payments being paid to non residential children in the European Union and the amount this is costing the State, broken down by year from 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. [23524/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The below table details the total expenditure on Child Benefit in respect of non-residential children from 2007 to 2011.
YEAR | Number of Children | Total Cost |
2007 | 4,311 | €4.77m |
2008 | 9,909 | €20.9m |
2009 | 9,889 | €19.7m |
2010 | 8,555 | €15.4m |
2011 | 7,736 | €13m |
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