Written answers

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits Data

Photo of Niamh SmythNiamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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978. 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. [12633/18]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The county breakdown requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department.

However, the total number of Live Register registrants benefitting from an increased payment for a qualified adult that were in payment at the end of January is as follows:

Number of persons on the Live Register in receipt of an adult dependant allowance in January 2018
CountyRecipients with Adult Dependants
Carlow803
Cavan852
Clare923
Cork3,334
Donegal2,425
Dublin9,093
Galway1,997
Kerry1,537
Kildare1,654
Kilkenny679
Laois1,086
Leitrim377
Limerick1,498
Longford683
Louth1,787
Mayo1,366
Meath1,051
Monaghan562
Offaly989
Roscommon504
Sligo454
Tipperary1,722
Waterford1,292
Westmeath1,168
Wexford2,349
Wicklow1,199
Total41,384

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