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Maternity Leave

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 November 2018

Thursday, 29 November 2018

Questions (220)

Anne Rabbitte

Question:

220. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of parents that took part in the maternity 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. [49947/18]

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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

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