Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Department of Defence
Defence Forces Pensions
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons, by county, who were in receipt of the widows of deceased War of Independence veterans' pension at the end of 2017 or for the date the most recent information is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7345/18]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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As at end-January 2018, the information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular format as follows.
| County | Widows of deceased Veterans of the War of Independence – numbers in receipt of pensions from the Department of Defence |
|---|---|
| Cavan | 2 |
| Clare | 3 |
| Cork | 6 |
| Donegal | 1 |
| Dublin | 6 |
| Galway | 2 |
| Kerry | 1 |
| Kildare | 1 |
| Laois | 1 |
| Leitrim | 2 |
| Mayo | 2 |
| Meath | 1 |
| Monaghan | 1 |
| Roscommon | 2 |
| Tipperary | 9 |
| Waterford | 4 |
| Westmeath | 1 |
| Wexford | 3 |
| Total | 48 |
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