Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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731. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of carer's allowance; the extent to which this figure has fluctuated in the past six years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39879/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The following table shows the number of carers receiving carer's allowance (CA) at the end of each year from 2011 to 2016

The CA scheme has seen a considerable increase in applications in recent years; applications for CA in 2016 were 20% higher than in 2015.

Claims received to the end of August 2017 have increased by 16% on the same period in 2016.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.