Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2016
328. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for welfare payments disallowed on the basis of the habitual residence condition each year since its introduction, broken down into Irish citizens, EU-EEA citizens and third country nationals, in tabular form. [31905/16]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of applicants for welfare payments disallowed on the basis of the habitual residence condition each year since its introduction, broken down into Irish citizens, EU/EEA citizens and third country nationals is not available in my Department.
I have been informed that between 2005 and 2015 there has been a total of 50,961 claims disallowed on the basis of the habitual residence. A breakdown of this number between Irish citizens and other nationalities (where available) is detailed in the following tabular statement.
Claims disallowed under Habitual Residence Condition, 2005-2015
|
Nationalities |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010* |
2011 |
2012# |
2013 |
2014 |
2015# |
|
Irish |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
650 |
455 |
428 |
264 |
240 |
N/A |
|
Other |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
5,256 |
4,039 |
2,389 |
2,580 |
2,318 |
N/A |
|
Total |
4,599 |
4,361 |
5,123 |
6,297 |
10,582 |
5,906 |
4,494 |
2,817 |
2,844 |
2,558 |
1,380 |
*Please note that figures for 2010 are incomplete due to industrial action.
#Please note that 2012 to 2015 figures do not contain Carers Allowance.
