Noel McCarthy (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the number of families that have benefitted from the newborn baby grant since its introduction; his Department’s plans to revise the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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A newborn or adopted child grant of €280 was announced in Budget 2025 to be paid to families of babies born or children with a date of placement on or after 1st December 2024. This grant is paid in addition to their regular first month’s Child Benefit payment of €140.

The newborn baby or adopted child grant is paid automatically with Child Benefit payments, there is no additional application for the grant. There are no plans to review the newborn baby or adopted child grant currently.

As at 3rd June 2025, a total of 19,429 customers have received the grant in respect of 19,750 children.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.