Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 January 2007
1195 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the number of people in receipt of illness benefit, invalidity pension, disability allowance, blind pension, injury benefit, incapacity supplement, constant attendance allowance and disablement benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3105/07]
View answerThe information requested is contained in the following tabular statement.
|
Scheme |
No. in receipt (December 2006) |
|
Illness Benefit |
65,744 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
51,954 |
|
Disability Allowance |
83,697 |
|
Blind Pension |
1,476 |
|
Injury Benefit |
924 |
|
Incapacity Supplement |
928 |
|
Constant Attendance Allowance |
76 |
|
Disablement Pension |
12,646 |
1196 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be approved and granted the one parent family allowance. [3130/07]
View answerThe person concerned applied for One Parent Family Payment (OPFP) in November 2006 and her claim was sent to an inspector for examination. A number of calls, some void, have been made in this case and further information is required to enable a Deciding Officer to make a decision on the claim. The person concerned has been requested to submit further information regarding her circumstances. Statements of Credit Union and bank accounts and confirmation of maintenance and/or benefit in kind received from the father of her child, have been requested. On receipt of all the required information a decision will be made on the claim as promptly as possible.
