Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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508. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the fuel allowance by one, two, three and four weeks, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14728/19]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The estimated cost of increasing the fuel allowance for the periods sought by the Deputy are detailed in the table below:

The costs shown above are on a full-year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2019.  It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2020.