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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 October 2013

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Questions (347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377)

Willie O'Dea

Question:

347. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the mortgage interest supplement to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40555/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

348. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the supplementary welfare allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40556/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

349. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the rent supplement to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40557/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

350. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the back to education allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40558/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

351. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the farm assist to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40559/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

352. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the back to work enterprise to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40560/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

353. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the back to work allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40561/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

354. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the family income supplement to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40562/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

355. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the guardian payment to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40563/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

356. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partners non-contributory pension to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40564/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

357. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40565/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

358. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the health and safety benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40566/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

359. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the one parent family payment to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40567/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

360. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the maternity benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40568/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

361. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the State pension (non-contributory) to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40569/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

362. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the State pension (contributory) to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40570/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

363. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the respite care grant to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40571/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

364. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the carer's benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40572/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

365. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the carer's allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40573/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

366. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40574/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

367. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the disablement benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40575/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

368. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the jobseeker's benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40576/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

369. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the child benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40577/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

370. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the disability allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40578/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

371. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the illness benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40579/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

372. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the invalidity pension to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40580/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

373. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the blind pension to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40581/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

374. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the injury benefit to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40582/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

375. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the household benefits allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40583/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

376. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40584/13]

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Willie O'Dea

Question:

377. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form on a county basis the total number of persons in receipt of the free travel allowance to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40585/13]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 to 377, inclusive, together.

With regard to the information requested by the Deputy, a county level breakdown of Social Welfare recipients 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. However, I enclose for the Deputy’s information, in tabular format, the total number of recipients in each of the schemes referred as at 31 August 2013.

Number of Social Welfare Recipients at 31 August 2013

Scheme

Recipients

State Pension (Non-Contributory)

95,691

State Pension (Contributory)

324,030

One Parent Family Payment

80,823

Widow/er’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s Non-Contributory Pension

1,859

Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance

27,425

Farm Assist

10,601

Jobseeker’s Benefit

72,694

Maternity Benefit

21,736

Health &Safety Benefit

56

Back to Education Allowance

5,871

Back to Work Allowance

13

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance

10,377

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance

156,309

Disability Allowance

103,573

Blind Pension

1,415

Carer’s Allowance

56,568

Illness Benefit

61,406

Injury Benefit

783

Invalidity Pension

52,383

Disablement Benefit

14,191

Carer’s Benefit

1,663

Respite Care Grant

N/A

Domiciliary Care Allowance (Families)

25,325

Family Income Supplement

41,391

Child Benefit (Families)

606,608

Guardian’s Payment(Non-Contributory)

425

Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)

880

Rent Supplement

82,462

Mortgage Interest Supplement

11,271

Free Travel

775,606

Household Benefits:

-

Electricity

363,747

Gas

45,114

Telephone

395,421

T.V. Licence

412,396

Fuel Allowance

Information regarding the allowance’s recipients is not segregated from the statistics of the schemes under which it is paid.

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