Written answers
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Social Welfare Benefits
5:00 am
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Donegal, excluding pensioners, in receipt of social welfare. [24428/10]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The numbers of people availing of specified programmes operated by my Department are set out in the following tabular statement.
Table: Number of Persons in County Donegal, excluding pensioners, in receipt of Social Welfare, 2009
| Type of Payment | Number ofRecipients |
| Pre-Retirement Allowance | 638 |
| Widow/er's (Contributory)Pension | 3,270 |
| Widow/er's (Non-Contributory) Pension | 181 |
| One Parent Family Payment | 3,830 |
| Deserted Wife's Benefit | 175 |
| Deserted Wife's Allowance | 24 |
| Guardian's Payment (Contributory) | 21 |
| Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) | 12 |
| Child Benefit | 20,841 |
| Maternity Benefit | 656 |
| Health & Safety Benefit | 1 |
| Illness Benefit | 2,725 |
| Invalidity Pension | 1,572 |
| Carer's Benefit | 67 |
| Disablement Pension | 403 |
| Incapacity Supplement | 32 |
| Injury Benefit | 19 |
| Interim Illness Benefit | 6 |
| Death Benefit | 21 |
| Disability Allowance | 4,554 |
| Blind Pension | 81 |
| Carer's Allowance | 2,947 |
| Respite Care Grant | 270 |
| Live Register | 20,748 |
| Family Income Supplement | 1,297 |
| Back to Work Enterprise Allowance | 353 |
| Back to Work Allowance Employee | 136 |
| Farm Assist | 1,219 |
| Part-Time Job Incentive | 5 |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | 1,120 |
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of further assistance to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16. [24431/10]
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.
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