Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the partial capacity benefit in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the total costs of the payment in 2010, 2011 and estimated total costs in 2012; her plans for the future of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47500/12]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the adoptive benefit in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the total costs of the payment in 2010, 2011 and estimated total costs in 2012; her plans for the future of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47509/12]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the standard bereavement grant in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the total costs of the payment in 2010, 2011 and estimated total costs in 2012; her plans for the future of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47514/12]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the rural social scheme in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the total costs of the payment in 2010, 2011 and estimated total costs in 2012; her plans for the future of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47522/12]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the total costs of the payment in 2010, 2011 and estimated total costs in 2012; her plans for the future of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47527/12]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the living alone increase in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the total costs of the payment in 2010, 2011 and estimated total costs in 2012; her plans for the future of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47528/12]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the household benefits package in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the total costs of the payment in 2010, 2011 and estimated total costs in 2012; her plans for the future of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47529/12]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of the social welfare and living on an island option in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number in receipt broken down by county; the total costs of the payment in 2010, 2011 and estimated total costs in 2012; her plans for the future of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47531/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 476, 485, 490, 497, 501, 502, 503 and 505 together.

Partial Capacity Benefit was introduced in February 2012 and accordingly, there were no recipients or associated expenditure in 2010 or 2011. As responsibility for the Rural Social Scheme transferred to the Department in September 2010, the information sought on Rural Social Scheme recipient numbers in 2010 is not available. As statistics on fuel allowance recipients are not segregated from the statistics of the schemes under which it is paid, the information sought on fuel allowance recipient numbers is not available. The cost of Living Alone Allowances and Island Allowances are not segregated from the scheme expenditure under which it they are paid and accordingly, the information sought on expenditure on those payments is not available. The information sought on Household Benefit Package recipient numbers is available only for 2012. The information on county of residence requested by the Deputy is not collated by the Department.

The other statistical and financial information sought is set out in the attached tabular statement.

The future of these payments will be considered in the course of the preparations for Budget 2013. The outcome of those deliberations will be announced in the Budget and in the meantime, no final decisions have been made.

Partial Capacity Benefit

Adoptive Benefit

Bereavement Grant

Rural Social Scheme

*Rural Social Scheme transferred to the Department of Social Protection in September 2010.

Fuel Allowance

Living Alone Allowance

Allowance Cost: The cost of the Allowance is not segregated from the scheme expenditure under which it is paid.

Household Benefits Package

*Number of recipients is available since June 2012

Island Allowance