Written answers

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Maternity Benefit

Photo of Kathleen FunchionKathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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563. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing maternity, paternity and adoptive benefit by €10 per week. [18225/20]

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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616. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing maternity or paternity benefit by €10 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18632/20]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 563 and 616 together.

The estimated full year cost of increasing maternity, paternity benefit and adoptive benefit by €10 per week is as follows:

Maternity Benefit Paternity Benefit Adoptive Benefit
€10.8m €0.6m €0.003m
The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2020. 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.

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