Written answers

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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347. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the mortgage interest supplement to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40555/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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348. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the supplementary welfare allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40556/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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349. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the rent supplement to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the back to education allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40558/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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351. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the farm assist to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40559/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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352. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the back to work enterprise to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40560/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the back to work allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40561/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the family income supplement to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40562/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the guardian payment to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40563/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partners non-contributory pension to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40564/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40565/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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358. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the health and safety benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40566/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the one parent family payment to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40567/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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360. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the maternity benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40568/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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361. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the State pension (non-contributory) to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40569/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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362. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the State pension (contributory) to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40570/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the respite care grant to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40571/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the carer's benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40572/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the carer's allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40573/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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366. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40574/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the disablement benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40575/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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368. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the jobseeker's benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40576/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the child benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40577/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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370. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the disability allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40578/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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371. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the illness benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40579/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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372. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the invalidity pension to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40580/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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373. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the blind pension to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40581/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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374. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the injury benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40582/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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375. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the household benefits allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40583/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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376. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40584/13]

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the free travel allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40585/13]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 to 377, inclusive, together.

With regard to the information requested by the Deputy, a county level breakdown of Social Welfare recipients is collated by my Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report which is laid before the Dáil when published and copies lodged in the Oireachtas library. Furthermore these reports are available to the public at www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Annual-Statistical-Information-Reports.aspx. However, I enclose for the Deputy’s information, in tabular format, the total number of recipients in each of the schemes referred as at 31 August 2013.

Number of Social Welfare Recipients at 31 August 2013

SchemeRecipients
State Pension (Non-Contributory)95,691
State Pension (Contributory)324,030
One Parent Family Payment80,823
Widow/er's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension1,859
Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance27,425
Farm Assist10,601
Jobseeker's Benefit72,694
Maternity Benefit21,736
Health &Safety Benefit56
Back to Education Allowance5,871
Back to Work Allowance13
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance10,377
Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance156,309
Disability Allowance103,573
Blind Pension1,415
Carer's Allowance56,568
Illness Benefit61,406
Injury Benefit783
Invalidity Pension52,383
Disablement Benefit14,191
Carer's Benefit1,663
Respite Care GrantN/A
Domiciliary Care Allowance (Families)25,325
Family Income Supplement41,391
Child Benefit (Families)606,608
Guardian's Payment(Non-Contributory)425
Guardian's Payment (Contributory)880
Rent Supplement82,462
Mortgage Interest Supplement11,271
Free Travel775,606
Household Benefits:-

Electricity

363,747

Gas

45,114

Telephone

395,421

T.V. Licence

412,396
Fuel AllowanceInformation regarding the allowance's recipients is not segregated from the statistics of the schemes under which it is paid.

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