Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 31 January 2013, the main eligibility categories included under other children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15329/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The main eligibility categories included under other children are family income supplement, guardian’s payment (contributory) and guardian’s payment (non-contributory). The payment of monies under these schemes is dependent on the recipients either being parents or guardian to a minimum of one child, furthermore under the terms of these schemes there is no qualified child increase payable. I have set out below, for the Deputy’s information, a breakdown by scheme of the number children for whom payments are made in respect of these schemes.

Number of children for whom family income supplement, guardian’s payment (contributory) and (non-contributory) were made 2005 - 2012

*The number of children that family income supplement was paid in respect of at the end of 2012 has been revised upwards from 73,192 subsequent to the response I gave the Deputy to Parliamentary Question 105 of 31 January 2013.