Written answers
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Guardian's Payment
Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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564. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the guardian's payment (contributory), the guardian's payment (non-contributory) and the death benefit orphan's pension awarded under the occupational injuries scheme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17538/18]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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On average, 2,359 payments were made to recipients of these schemes in each week of the month of March. A breakdown of this number by scheme is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Average number of weekly payments to recipients of Guardian's payment (contributory), Guardian's payment (non-contributory) and Death benefit/Orphan's Pension during March 2018 | |
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Scheme | Average number of weekly payments |
Guardian's payment (contributory) | 1,102 |
Guardian's payment (non-contributory) | 536 |
Death benefit/Orphan's Pension | 721 |
Total | 2,359 |
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