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Thursday, 10 July 2008

Questions (354)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

353 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people in receipt of a local authority mortgage interest supplement at the latest date for which figures are available in 2008; the number in receipt of private mortgage interest supplements at the latest date for which figures are available in 2008; and the total expenditure on both of these schemes respectively in 2008. [28415/08]

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Minister for Social and Family Affairs (Deputy Mary Hanafin)

The number of recipients and expenditure on mortgage interest and local authority mortgage interest supplement for 2008 is shown in the attached tabular statement.

Recipients and Expenditure on Mortgage Interest Supplement and Local Authority Mortgage Interest Supplement 2008

Mortgage Interest Supplement	Local Authority Mortgage Interest Supplement
Recipients*	Expenditure**	Recipients*	Expenditure**
	€000		€000
4,817	7,846	386	288

*at 27/6/08.

**at end May 2008.