Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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At present my Department is extending its statistical reporting ability to include greater information on dependent adult and child increases across the range of payments under its remit. To date the production of reports in respect of the age and sex of adult dependent has been developed in respect of 4 schemes, disability allowance, invalidity pension, state pension contributory and state pension non-contributory.

Details of the adult dependents in respect of whom an increase is in payment to recipients is detailed in the following tabular statement.

Adult dependent increases in payment by age and sex to recipients of the following schemes at the end of October 2019