Written answers

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Department of Social Protection

Carer's Benefit Payments

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, the number of persons in receipt of carer's benefit and the expenditure from the overall Department of Social Protection budget on carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41664/13]

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table.

Carer's Benefit Recipients and Expenditure 2011 to 31 August 2013

-RecipientsExpenditure
31 December 20111,637€24,474,000
31 December 20121,638€24,453,000*
31 August 20131,663€16,994,000*

* Provisional

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