Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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808. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the carer’s support grant to €2,000. [20005/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing the Carer's Support Grant from €1700 to €2000 is €41.9 million. This cost is subject to change in line with emerging trends.