Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 May 2017
533. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of invalidity pension, invalidity benefit, disability allowance, blind pension, disablement benefit and injury benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19536/17]
View answerThe information (where readily available) requested by the Deputy is detailed in the table.
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Number of Recipients as at 31st March 2017 |
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Scheme |
Number of Recipients |
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Invalidity Pension |
56,222 |
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Disability Allowance |
128,090 |
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Injury Benefit |
1,001 |
