Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The figures the Senator has brought out publicly are useful. Some 82,500 families are receiving €61.9 million. One of the benefits of the joined-up thinking with the Department of Social Protection and Revenue operating together is to ensure the maximum number of people receive that benefit without having to go through the process of claiming. The figures show clearly how efficiently it is being administrated. There is no harm in highlighting the issue. I am sure a number of families are not aware of it and are not claiming it. I thank the Senator for highlighting the issue.