Written answers

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Qualified Child Increase Payments

Photo of Willie O'DeaWillie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €2, €3, €4 and €5, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14732/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The costings sought by the Deputy are detailed in the following tables.

Qualified Child Increase€2 increase€3 increase€4 increase€5 increase
Cost of Increase€32.71m€49.07m€65.43m€81.79m

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.

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