I regret that the county breakdown requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department.
However, the Department holds a county by county breakdown of maternity benefit claims currently in payment. Please see table below, giving a listing of recipients by county at the end of October 2018.
Maternity Benefit in payment at the end of October 2018
County
|
Recipients
|
CARLOW
|
244
|
CAVAN
|
341
|
CLARE
|
473
|
CORK
|
2456
|
DONEGAL
|
627
|
DUBLIN
|
6122
|
GALWAY
|
1160
|
KERRY
|
525
|
KILDARE
|
1086
|
KILKENNY
|
368
|
LAOIS
|
316
|
LEITRIM
|
150
|
LIMERICK
|
767
|
LONGFORD
|
166
|
LOUTH
|
508
|
MAYO
|
467
|
MEATH
|
902
|
MONAGHAN
|
292
|
OFFALY
|
274
|
OTHER
|
186
|
ROSCOMMON
|
253
|
SLIGO
|
249
|
TIPPERARY
|
666
|
WATERFORD
|
494
|
WESTMEATH
|
389
|
WEXFORD
|
588
|
WICKLOW
|
625
|
TOTAL
|
20694
|