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Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Department of Social Protection

Invalidity Pension Numbers

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons in receipt of invalidity pension for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16780/13]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16783/13]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 617 and 618 together.

The number of recipients of Disability Allowance and Invalidity Pension on the 31 of December in each of the years 2003 to 2012 is detailed in the following tabular statement.

Number of Recipients of Disability Allowance and Invalidity Pension, 2003 to 2012

Year
Disability Allowance
Invalidity Pension
2003
67,720
53,414
2004
72,976
55,864
2005
79,253
58,352
2006
83,697
51,954
2007
89,048
53,956
2008
95,754
53,725
2009
99,576
52,922
2010
101,111
50,766
2011
102,866
49,792
2012
101,784
50,053

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