Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of recipients of a payment in each social welfare payment category; the cost in each category for the year 2008; the average payment made to recipients; the estimated costs for 2009 if same were to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41007/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Table 1 sets out the number of recipients and overall cost for each scheme for which a Christmas Bonus was paid in 2008. The bonus was paid as 100% of the weekly personal payment. It is estimated that a 100% bonus in 2009 would cost around €223 million and benefit over 985,000 recipients.