Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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538. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the respite care grant by €325 to €1,700 per annum. [38655/13]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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699. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the fuel allowance by six weeks. [38673/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 538 and 699 together.

The cost of increasing the respite care grant by €325 to €1,700 per annum is estimated at €28 million in 2014.

The cost of increasing the fuel allowance by six weeks is estimated at €47.7 million in 2014.