Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of early childcare supplement paid to a sector (details supplied) in 2007; and the number of children claimed for. [9806/08]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of child benefit paid to a sector (details supplied) in 2007; and the number of children claimed for. [9810/08]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 139 together.

In 2007, Child Benefit (CB) payments totaling some €4.78m were made for 2,300 families, in respect of 4,300 children living outside the Republic of Ireland in another EU/EEA country.

In addition, Early Childcare Supplement (ECS) payments to the value of €1.12m were made in respect of 1,700 non-resident children under the age of 6.

Detailed statistics on the amounts of Child Benefit and Early Childcare Supplement paid in respect of children resident in individual EU/EEA member states are not held; however at December 2007 some 70% of Child Benefit/ECS payments in respect of non-resident children were in respect of children living in Poland; a further 26% were in respect of children living in the UK; payments in respect of the remaining 4% of non-resident children were spread across a further 16 EU/EEA states.