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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2021

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Questions (154)

Claire Kerrane

Question:

154. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 22 September 2021, if she will provide the number of recipients of parent’s benefit and leave per month since January 2021, in tabular form. [47041/21]

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Written answers

The Department is not in a position to say how many parents avail of Parents leave in a specific week or month as this data is not collated.  Data on the number of Parents benefit claims that have been awarded each month in the period January - August 2021, is available and is set out in the following table.  It should be noted that while a claim may be awarded in one month, the leave and benefit could be availed of at a different time, or over a period of months, as it is available to use one week at a time.

2021

No. of Parents Claims Awarded

Jan

2384

Feb

2217

Mar

3170

Apr

6700

May

4637

Jun

4400

Jul

4674

Aug

4239

 

I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

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