Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 November 2018
219. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the paternity leave scheme in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49946/18]
View answerThe information requested in respect of the number of people that have availed of paternity benefit in 2016, 2017 and from 1st January 2018 to 31st October 2018, by county, is set out in the table below:
PATERNITY BENEFIT Claimants by County Breakdown
|
County |
Awarded 1st September 2016 - 31st December 2016 |
Awarded 2017 |
Awarded 1st January 2018 – 31st October 2018 |
Total Awarded |
|
Carlow |
66 |
304 |
234 |
604 |
|
Cavan |
79 |
431 |
340 |
850 |
|
Clare |
107 |
607 |
437 |
1151 |
|
Cork |
643 |
3385 |
2556 |
6584 |
|
Donegal |
157 |
710 |
587 |
1454 |
|
Dublin |
1345 |
7633 |
5787 |
14765 |
|
Galway |
292 |
1536 |
1133 |
2961 |
|
Kerry |
130 |
707 |
509 |
1346 |
|
Kildare |
238 |
1394 |
1007 |
2639 |
|
Kilkenny |
115 |
513 |
342 |
970 |
|
Laois |
68 |
408 |
286 |
762 |
|
Leitrim |
44 |
190 |
142 |
376 |
|
Limerick |
205 |
1041 |
784 |
2030 |
|
Longford |
41 |
199 |
144 |
384 |
|
Louth |
143 |
655 |
483 |
1281 |
|
Mayo |
145 |
668 |
451 |
1264 |
|
Meath |
214 |
1115 |
803 |
2132 |
|
Monaghan |
70 |
330 |
297 |
697 |
|
Offaly |
74 |
403 |
324 |
801 |
|
Roscommon |
59 |
340 |
213 |
612 |
|
Sligo |
75 |
339 |
283 |
697 |
|
Tipperary |
151 |
833 |
599 |
1583 |
|
Waterford |
129 |
589 |
477 |
1195 |
|
Westmeath |
102 |
526 |
390 |
1018 |
|
Wexford |
147 |
769 |
553 |
1469 |
|
Wicklow |
148 |
786 |
572 |
1506 |
|
Others |
26 |
148 |
104 |
278 |
|
TOTAL |
5013 |
26559 |
19837 |
51409 |
I hope that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
