Written answers
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Welfare Benefits
2:30 pm
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will receive back payment owed to them for the period 7 March to 28 March inclusive. [21906/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Due to staff action currently being taken in the HSE, I regret that I am unable to provide the information sought by the Deputy.
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving the household benefits in 2009; the cost of this package in 2009; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of persons in receipt of the household package (details supplied) and the associated breakdown of cost per group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21909/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I have set out below a tabular statement showing the expenditure on household benefits and free travel by each scheme and a second tabular statement showing the number of recipients of household benefits and free travel by the primary scheme of the recipient. A more detailed breakdown of the recipients of household benefits and free travel is not currently available.
Tabular Statements
Table: Expenditure on Household Benefits and Free Travel, 2009.
Household Benefits and Free Travel | Expenditure 2009€000 |
Fuel Allowances | 193,624 |
Free Electricity | 165,515 |
Free Travel | 73,489 |
Free Bottled Gas | 742 |
Free Natural Gas | 16,957 |
Free Television Licence | 55,712 |
Free Telephone Rental | 120,180 |
Total | 626,219 |
Table: Number of Recipients of Household Benefits and Free Travel by Type of Payment Received, 2009 |
Type ofPayment | Free ElectricityAllowance | FreeTelevisionLicence | FreeTelephoneAllowance | FreeBottledGas | FreeNaturalGas | FreeTravel |
State Pension (Contributory | 127,683 | 147,180 | 141,410 | 145 | 18,115 | 219,647 |
State Pension (Non-Contributory | 55,792 | 58,996 | 55,711 | 147 | 2,048 | 96,580 |
State Pension (Transition) | 170 | 196 | 189 | 0 | 24 | 634 |
Widow/er's (Contributory) Pension | 55,719 | 64,049 | 62,333 | 41 | 7,691 | 74,981 |
Widow/er's (Non-Contributory Pension | 229 | 244 | 240 | 1 | 13 | 218 |
Invalidity Pension | 18,414 | 21,006 | 19,359 | 64 | 2,359 | 48,022 |
Deserted Wife's Allowance | 23 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
Deserted Wife's Benefit | 940 | 1,191 | 1,143 | 5 | 236 | 1,643 |
One Parent Family Payment | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Occupational Injury Benefit | 226 | 316 | 307 | 0 | 48 | 337 |
Free Fuel | 1,067 | 1,083 | 1,061 | 1 | 12 | 1,045 |
Blind Pension | 521 | 571 | 426 | 0 | 39 | 1,369 |
Carer's Allowance | 21,006 | 24,079 | 23,484 | 219 | 2,615 | 42,953 |
Disability Allowance | 31,996 | 35,741 | 31,531 | 364 | 2,620 | 95,813 |
Others | 23,298 | 26,466 | 25,386 | 43 | 2,359 | 95,172 |
Total | 337,124 | 381,142 | 362,611 | 1,030 | 38,180 | 678,477 |
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