Written answers
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Welfare Benefits
9:00 pm
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 400: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money awarded in telephone rental for each of the past five years; the number of eligible persons who avail of line rental for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43033/09]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The telephone allowance, administered under the household benefits package, provides assistance towards customers' landline or mobile phone costs. The current amount of the allowance is €26.00 per month.
Details of the number of people benefiting from the telephone allowance and the costs for each of the last five years are set out in the following table.
Telephone Allowance | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Customer Numbers | 297,967 | 311,353 | 318,828 | 327,336 | 351,924 |
Cost | €85,697,000 | €89,143,000 | €90,333,000 | €98,855,000 | €112,196,000 |
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