Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2018
577. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the respite care grant and carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17872/18]
View answerAt the end of March there were 76,097 persons in receipt of a carer’s allowance payment.
The carer’s support grant (formerly the respite care grant) is paid annually on the first Tuesday in June. Some 113,500 such payments were made in 2017.
