Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Paternity Leave Data
Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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1813. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications that have been made for paternity leave by county since the allowance was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37384/17]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The paternity benefit scheme became operational on 1 September 2016. The number of claims received and awarded in the period 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2017 is set out in the table. Detail on the number of people who have received paternity benefit, broken down by county is included in the second table.
Paternity Benefit Claims | |
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Received | 24639 |
Awarded | 23504 |
Recipients by county | |||
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Carlow | 256 | Longford | 163 |
Cavan | 386 | Louth | 601 |
Clare | 531 | Mayo | 605 |
Cork | 2936 | Meath | 983 |
Donegal | 646 | Monaghan | 306 |
Dublin | 6488 | Offaly | 350 |
Galway | 1310 | Roscommon | 285 |
Kerry | 628 | Sligo | 315 |
Kildare | 1191 | Tipperary | 723 |
Kilkenny | 462 | Waterford | 528 |
Laois | 353 | Westmeath | 424 |
Leitrim | 160 | Wexford | 676 |
Limerick | 900 | Wicklow | 680 |
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