Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the State pension (contributory); the extent to which this figure has fluctuated over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1526/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The table below shows the total number of recipients of state pension (contributory) at the end of each year 2011 to 2015 inclusive.

The number of recipients of state pension (contributory) has increased steadily over the past five years, at an average rate of 5% annually.