Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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482. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families who receive child benefit payments; and the number of children these are in respect of. [7451/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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At the end of January 2022, 623,640 families were in receipt of Child Benefit in respect of 1,202,173 children.

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in March 2022. [7452/22]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in September 2022. [7453/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 484 together.

The estimated cost of paying a once-off double payment of child benefit in March or September 2022 is €172 million.

This costing is based on the estimated average number of recipients in 2022 and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of beneficiaries.