Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)
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1382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the age profile categories of clients being granted invalidity pension in the last number of years, broken down under age profiles, under 25, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54 and 55 to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46183/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Department's statistics on demographics such as age group are collated on the basis of a recipient; that is, a person with a claim status of 'Awarded and Paying' at a particular point in time. Statistics on newly awarded claims are collated in overall numbers only, and demographic detail about these claims is not available. Statistics on the age groups of recipients of Invalidity Pension as published in the Department's Annual Statistics Reports are set out in the table below.