Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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802. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase for the over 12s by €5. [19999/20]

Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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803. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase for the under 12s by €5. [20000/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 802 and 803 together.

The estimated full year cost of increasing the Qualified Child Increase for children age under 12 by €5 is €61.46 million.  The full year cost of increasing the Qualified Child Increase for children age 12 and over by €5 is estimated to be €38.81 million.

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. 

It should also be noted that these costings include Back to Work Family Dividend payments, where relevant.