Written answers
Thursday, 2 July 2026
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Payments
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all core weekly social welfare payments by €1, in tabular form. [50469/26]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The tables below outline the estimated annual cost of increasing core weekly social welfare schemes by €1. Note that rounding may affect totals.
It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and the associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.
It should also be noted that these costings include proportionate increases for qualified adults and for those on reduced rates of payment, where relevant.
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