Mark Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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1865. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the child support payment for under-12s by €6 or €10 and for over-12s by €10 or €15; to provide the current number of eligible children in each category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44026/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated annual cost of increasing the Child Support Payment for U12s by €6, from €50 to €56, is €52.5 million.

The estimated annual cost of increasing the Child Support Payment for U12s by €10, from €50 to €60, is €87.6 million.

The estimated annual cost of increasing the Child Support Payment for children aged 12 and over by €10, from €62 to €72, is €61.0 million.

The estimated annual cost of increasing the Child Support Payment for children aged 12 and over by €15, from €62 to €77, is €91.6 million.

These costings are based on the number of beneficiaries to the end of June 2025, and are subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the number of beneficiaries.

The table below provides a breakdown of the Child Support Payment beneficiaries at the end of June 2025.