Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
1213. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have availed of paternity benefit in each of the years since its introduction in tabular form; and the overall cost for each of these years. [24416/18]
View answerThe information requested in respect of the number of people that have availed of paternity benefit since it was introduced on 1 September 2016 along with the overall cost for each of these years is set out in the following table:
|
PATERNITY BENEFIT |
Recipients |
Cost |
|
2018 (to week ended 27/05/18) |
9,468 |
€4,353,900.53 |
|
2017 |
26,559 |
€12,048,759.93 |
|
2016 |
5,013 |
€2,017,671.02 |
