Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 June 2013
238. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will set out in tabular form the number of recipients who have been granted the respite care grant and the number of recipients who have received payment of same in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28995/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is collated by my Department annually for inclusion in the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report which is laid before the Dáil when published and copies lodged in the Oireachtas library. Furthermore these reports are available to the public at www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Annual-Statistical-Information-Reports.aspx .
The number of recipients of Respite Care Grant who are not in receipt of any other Carer’s payment, are detailed in the table below for 2011 and 2012. With regard to the number of recipients of this payment in 2013 this will not be available until early 2014 when collation of information for the 2013 Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report commences.
I am also informed that there are approximately a further 65,000 Respite Care Grant recipients annually who qualify for payment automatically under the terms of the relevant scheme.
Stand-alone Respite Care Grant Recipients 2011 and 2012
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- |
2011 |
2012 |
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Respite Care Grant |
4,847 |
4,301 |
