Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of adult dependants in receipt of a social welfare claim by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8109/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I regret that the county breakdown requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department.

However, I include for her information the total number of recipients benefiting from an increased payment for a qualified adult that were in payment at the end of January.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of adult dependants on a social welfare labour activation scheme by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8110/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Our records indicate that the number of adult dependants on the relevant activation schemes i.e. Back To Education Allowance, Back to Work Enterprise Allowance, Short Term Enterprise Allowance, Tús, Gateway and Community Employment in January 2018 are set out in Table 1 as follows.