The following table sets out the number of recipients of family income support per county, on an annual basis in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017.
County
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017 to Date
|
CARLOW
|
502
|
584
|
744
|
859
|
920
|
984
|
954
|
CAVAN
|
615
|
710
|
965
|
1,153
|
1,234
|
1,267
|
1,268
|
CLARE
|
736
|
763
|
1,028
|
1,181
|
1,280
|
1,313
|
1,288
|
CORK
|
3,016
|
3,372
|
4,683
|
5,354
|
6,039
|
6,110
|
6,025
|
DONEGAL
|
1,372
|
1,564
|
2,048
|
2,307
|
2,511
|
2,676
|
2,708
|
DUBLIN
|
6,586
|
7,397
|
10,281
|
11,917
|
13,351
|
13,569
|
13,462
|
GALWAY
|
1,360
|
1,535
|
2,090
|
2,357
|
2,675
|
2,761
|
2,714
|
KERRY
|
873
|
972
|
1,326
|
1,433
|
1,592
|
1,717
|
1,720
|
KILDARE
|
1,159
|
1,356
|
1,873
|
2,205
|
2,386
|
2,388
|
2,356
|
KILKENNY
|
455
|
514
|
696
|
798
|
899
|
980
|
979
|
LAOIS
|
529
|
557
|
766
|
870
|
967
|
1,046
|
1,059
|
LEITRIM
|
190
|
214
|
291
|
339
|
395
|
383
|
365
|
LIMERICK
|
1,284
|
1,377
|
1,889
|
2,095
|
2,350
|
2,463
|
2,467
|
LONGFORD
|
393
|
446
|
604
|
666
|
721
|
801
|
771
|
LOUTH
|
1,086
|
1,159
|
1,647
|
1,872
|
2,084
|
2,193
|
2,185
|
MAYO
|
910
|
992
|
1,366
|
1,486
|
1,568
|
1,626
|
1,590
|
MEATH
|
1,027
|
1,191
|
1,725
|
2,044
|
2,285
|
2,311
|
2,293
|
MONAGHAN
|
556
|
631
|
842
|
956
|
1,073
|
1,132
|
1,115
|
OFFALY
|
591
|
637
|
868
|
935
|
1,049
|
1,085
|
1,085
|
ROSCOMMON
|
414
|
480
|
609
|
665
|
723
|
708
|
703
|
SLIGO
|
438
|
479
|
594
|
674
|
748
|
761
|
757
|
TIPPERARY
|
1,247
|
1,353
|
1,785
|
1,969
|
2,175
|
2,171
|
2,168
|
WATERFORD
|
936
|
1,011
|
1,409
|
1,641
|
1,810
|
1,828
|
1,824
|
WESTMEATH
|
651
|
766
|
983
|
1,094
|
1,224
|
1,247
|
1,247
|
WEXFORD
|
1,214
|
1,395
|
1,851
|
2,029
|
2,273
|
2,447
|
2,393
|
WICKLOW
|
665
|
770
|
1,073
|
1,282
|
1,442
|
1,478
|
1,478
|
OTHERS
|
71
|
82
|
123
|
125
|
139
|
122
|
116
|
Total
|
28,876
|
32,307
|
44,159
|
50,306
|
55,913
|
57,567
|
57,090
|
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.