Noel Grealish (Galway West, Progressive Democrats)
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Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of non-Irish nationals in receipt of rent allowance through the Health Service Executive; the cost of same to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16129/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme, which includes rent supplement, is administered on behalf of the Department by the community welfare division of the Health Service Executive. There are currently over 84,760 recipients of rent supplement of which 29,800 recipients are non Irish. The weekly cost of rent supplement for non Irish recipients is €3.8 million.

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Progressive Democrats)
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Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of non-Irish nationals in receipt of social welfare payments; the breakdown of these social welfare payments; the number of each nationality receiving these payments; the amount being paid for qualified adults and dependent children; the cost to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16128/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Any person who satisfies all the conditions for a particular social welfare scheme is entitled to that payment regardless of their nationality. The Department does not maintain statistics on the nationality of the recipient as nationality is not a determinant of eligibility. Statistical data on the Live Register is compiled and published by the Central Statistics Office. A table taken from their website is set out below. This data is sourced from information collected on the nationality of claimants when they first sign on the Live Register. The totals include people who are not in receipt of a payment as well as people who are in receipt of a payment.