Written answers

Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

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Photo of Kathleen FunchionKathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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916. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing maternity, paternity and adoptive benefit by €10 per week. [31666/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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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
€10.4m €0.6m €0.005m
The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2021. 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.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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