John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Waterford city and county in receipt of domiciliary carer's allowance in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47353/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The domiciliary care allowance scheme (DCA) transferred from the Health Service Executive on foot of a Government decision to reassign certain functions between Departments and Agencies as part of the health service reform programme. This Department has been accepting new claims for DCA since the 1st of April 2009 and has responsibility for former HSE customers from September 2009. As a result statistics in relation to customers in payment are only held by the Department from these dates.

The number of DCA claimants with an address in Waterford City or County in payment as of 31 December 2009 was 579. The number in payment as of 30 November 2010 was 575. Statistics for the period before 2009 are the responsibility of the HSE.

John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Waterford city and county in receipt of basic supplementary welfare allowance in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47356/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme is the safety net within the overall social welfare system in that it provides a basic income support payment to eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependants. The main purpose of the basic supplementary welfare allowance scheme is to provide immediate and flexible assistance for those in need who do not qualify for payment under other State schemes.

The information the Deputy requested is shown in the following tabular statement.

Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance Recipients in Waterford 2005 to 2010

* 12 December 2010

John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Waterford city and county in receipt of mortgage interest supplement in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47357/10]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The supplementary welfare allowance scheme provides for a weekly or monthly supplement to be paid in respect mortgage interest to any person in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs. The purpose of mortgage interest supplement is to provide short-term income support to eligible people who are unable to meet their mortgage interest repayments in respect of a house which is their sole place of residence. The supplement assists with the interest portion of the mortgage repayments only.

The information the Deputy requested is shown in the following tabular statement.

Mortgage Interest Supplement Recipients in Waterford 2005 to 2010

* 12 December 2010