Written answers
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Department of Social Protection
Disability Allowance Data
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons of working age in receipt of disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41889/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Disability allowance (DA) is payable to eligible people between the ages of 16 and under 66. At the end of October 2015 there were 117,646 people in receipt of DA. The age breakdown is as follows:
| Age | Number of DA recipients |
|---|---|
| 16 | 1,248 |
| 17 | 1,482 |
| 18 | 1,482 |
| 19 | 1,529 |
| 20 | 1,530 |
| 21 | 1,491 |
| 22 | 1,634 |
| 23 | 1,662 |
| 24 | 1,815 |
| 25 | 1,680 |
| 26 | 1,652 |
| 27 | 1,660 |
| 28 | 1,696 |
| 29 | 1,766 |
| 30 | 1,867 |
| 31 | 1,837 |
| 32 | 1,996 |
| 33 | 2,073 |
| 34 | 2,151 |
| 35 | 2,115 |
| 36 | 2,193 |
| 37 | 2,166 |
| 38 | 2,231 |
| 39 | 2,218 |
| 40 | 2,295 |
| 41 | 2,431 |
| 42 | 2,565 |
| 43 | 2,573 |
| 44 | 2,613 |
| 45 | 2,570 |
| 46 | 2,624 |
| 47 | 2,799 |
| 48 | 2,782 |
| 49 | 2,751 |
| 50 | 3,001 |
| 51 | 2,944 |
| 52 | 2,952 |
| 53 | 2,943 |
| 54 | 2,862 |
| 55 | 3,032 |
| 56 | 2,994 |
| 57 | 3,040 |
| 58 | 3,003 |
| 59 | 3,095 |
| 60 | 3,065 |
| 61 | 3,091 |
| 62 | 3,227 |
| 63 | 3,115 |
| 64 | 3,042 |
| 65 | 3,066 |
| Total | 117,646 |
Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons between 18 and 24 years of age who are in receipt of disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41890/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The following is a breakdown of recipients of disability allowance (DA) aged between 18 and 24:
| Age | Number of DA Recipients |
|---|---|
| 18 | 1,482 |
| 19 | 1,529 |
| 20 | 1,530 |
| 21 | 1,491 |
| 22 | 1,634 |
| 23 | 1,662 |
| 24 | 1,815 |
| Total | 11,143 |
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