Kathleen Funchion
Question:218. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of statutory maternity benefit in 2016; and the number of women who availed of the full 26 weeks. [18668/17]
View answerWednesday, 12 April 2017
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The detail requested on the total number of maternity benefit claims received and awarded in 2016, along with the expenditure on the scheme is set out in the table:
|
Maternity Benefit |
Received |
Awarded |
Expenditure |
|
2016 |
44,930 |
41,406 |
€253,798,390.28 |
The Department does not collate statistics on the number of claimants who take a shorter maternity leave, so it is not possible to state how many women availed of the full 26 weeks.