Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Child Benefit
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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585. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families that receive child benefit payments; and the number of children these are in respect of. [18205/20]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Recipients of child benefit at the end of June 2020 by families and children.
| Family Size (No Of Children) | Number Of Families | Number Of Children |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Child | 251,039 | 251,039 |
| 2 Children | 244,144 | 488,288 |
| 3 Children | 108,323 | 324,969 |
| 4 Children | 28,007 | 112,028 |
| 5 Children | 5,625 | 28,125 |
| 6 Children | 1,469 | 8,814 |
| 7 Children | 442 | 3,094 |
| 8 Children | 184 | 1,472 |
| 9 Children | 71 | 639 |
| 10 Children + | 43 | 459 |
| Totals | 639,347 | 1,218,927 |
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