Written answers
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Payments
Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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402. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of domiciliary care allowance by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44642/21]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is currently in payment in respect of over 50,000 children.
The Department collates statistical information relating to DCA recipients on a county basis annually and the latest figures, from December 2020 are shown below.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
| County | Nos. | County | Nos. | County | Nos. | County | Nos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 702 | Galway | 2057 | Limerick | 2303 | Offaly | 965 |
| Cavan | 651 | Kerry | 1382 | Longford | 428 | Roscommon | 627 |
| Clare | 1019 | Kildare | 2083 | Louth | 1259 | Sligo | 512 |
| Cork | 6130 | Kilkenny | 773 | Mayo | 979 | Tipperary | 1687 |
| Donegal | 1380 | Laois | 948 | Meath | 1818 | Waterford | 1024 |
| Dublin | 10795 | Leitrim | 258 | Monaghan | 482 | Westmeath | 1063 |
| County | Nos. | County | Nos. | - | Nos. | - | Nos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 1554 | Wicklow | 1336 | Other/abroad | 44 | Total | 44,279 |
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