Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the State pension (non-contributory); the extent to which this figure has fluctuated over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1527/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The number of State pension non-contributory (SPNC) recipients for the last five years is set out in the table below.

The number of SPNC recipients has reduced by 1,570 (1.6%) since 2011 and the number of new SPNC applications is approximately 9,000 per year.