Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing children's allowance by 10%, and extending the payment until children are finished in full-time education or turn 18 years, whichever is the later; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23787/23]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending child benefit to 18-year-olds still in secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23964/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 360 and 388 together.

The estimated full-year cost of extending child benefit to 18-year-olds still in secondary school at the current rate of payment is €65m.

The estimated full-year cost of increasing child benefit by 10% and extending the payment to children aged 18 or 19 in secondary school is in the region of €293m.

These costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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361. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the respite carer's support grant to €2,500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23788/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing the Carer’s Support Grant to €2,500 is €94.2 million.

The cost shown above is on a full year basis and is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023. This costing is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of recipients.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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362. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance to €350; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23789/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing Domiciliary Care Allowance from €330 to €350 per month is €13.8 million.

The cost shown above is on a full year basis and is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2023. It should be noted that this costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2024.