Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 September 2014
49. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring 50% of the 2013 cut to the respite care grant; the cost of reversing the cut in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36383/14]
View answerIt is estimated, based on the anticipated number of grants in 2015, that the cost of increasing the Respite Care Grant by €325, to €1,700 (the rate that existed prior to Budget 2013), would be approximately €29.6 million in a full year. The cost of restoring 50% of this would be approximately €14.8 million in a full year.
Issues in relation to the rate of social welfare payments are a matter for Government in the context of the upcoming Budget.
