Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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149. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in each county currently in receipt of the carer’s support grant, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55588/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Carer’s Support Grant (CSG) is paid to people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance. Other people who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment but who are providing full time care and attention may also be eligible and can apply for the grant. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain conditions, one of which is that the period of full-time care and attention must last for at least six months. For the purpose of approving this grant, this period of care must include the first Thursday in June.

The CSG is currently payable at a rate of €1,850.

The overall cost of the grant in 2023 is expected to be over €268 million.

The following table sets out the number of carers in receipt of the CSG, by county.

I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.