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Thursday, 29 November 2018

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Paternity Leave Data

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Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the paternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49946/18]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The information requested in respect of the number of people that have availed of paternity benefit in 2016, 2017 and from 1st January 2018 to 31st October 2018, by county, is set out in the table below:

PATERNITY BENEFIT Claimants by County Breakdown

CountyAwarded 1st September 2016 - 31st December 2016Awarded 2017Awarded 1st January 2018 – 31st October 2018Total Awarded
Carlow66304234604
Cavan79431340850
Clare1076074371151
Cork643338525566584
Donegal1577105871454
Dublin13457633578714765
Galway292153611332961
Kerry1307075091346
Kildare238139410072639
Kilkenny115513342970
Laois68408286762
Leitrim44190142376
Limerick20510417842030
Longford41199144384
Louth1436554831281
Mayo1456684511264
Meath21411158032132
Monaghan70330297697
Offaly74403324801
Roscommon59340213612
Sligo75339283697
Tipperary1518335991583
Waterford1295894771195
Westmeath1025263901018
Wexford1477695531469
Wicklow1487865721506
Others26148104278
TOTAL5013265591983751409

I hope that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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