Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 May 2012
290 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of a free travel pass for each of the past five years; if she will provide the numbers who are recipients of carer’s allowance, invalidity pension and disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23825/12]
View answerA table detailing the number of recipients of a free travel pass for each of the past five years follows. The table also details the number of free travel pass recipients who were in receipt of carer's allowance, invalidity pension and disability allowance in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. However, a breakdown of the total is not available for 2008.
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
|
Total Number of Travel Passes |
637,312 |
664,767 |
678,477 |
699,164 |
726,322 |
|
Carer’s Allowance |
31,591 |
N/A |
42,953 |
45,346 |
49,905 |
|
Invalidity Pension |
48,161 |
N/A |
48,022 |
46,645 |
48,453 |
|
Disability Allowance |
86744 |
N/A |
95,813 |
97,408 |
99,506 |
