Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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176. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Irish citizens refused access to welfare, based on a failure to satisfy the habitual residence condition, in each of the past five years. [19896/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not available. Information relating to disallowances of returning Irish emigrants is not captured during the claim decision making process. However, information pertaining to overall disallowances on the grounds of the habitual residency condition including those disallowances relating specifically to Irish nationals is contained in the attached tabular statement.

Claims disallowed under Habitual Residence Condition, 2010 – 2014

Please note that 2012 to 2014 figures do not contain Carers Allowance