Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
619. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of making a one-off annual double payment of child benefit to all recipients in September 2020. [18716/20]
View answer621. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of a double payment of child benefit. [18827/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 621 together.
The estimated cost of providing a one-off double monthly payment of Child Benefit is €172.7m.
The cost provided is based a double monthly child benefit payment in one month of the year and is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2020.
