Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
953. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1492/22]
View answer954. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s benefit in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1493/22]
View answer955. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the constant attendance allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1494/22]
View answer957. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of invalidity pension in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1496/22]
View answer982. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1505/22]
View answer983. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s benefit in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1506/22]
View answer984. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the constant attendance allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1507/22]
View answer986. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the invalidity pension in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1509/22]
View answer991. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension (non-contributory) in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1514/22]
View answer1026. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1680/22]
View answer1027. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s benefit in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1681/22]
View answer1028. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the constant attendance allowance in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1682/22]
View answer1034. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of an invalidity pension in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1690/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 953, 954, 955, 957, 982, 983, 984, 986, 991, 1026, 1027, 1028 and 1034 together.
Detailed information on scheme recipients, including recipients by county, are published each year by my Department in the Annual Statistical Report on Social Welfare Services, which is available at gov.ie/dsp/statistics. The Annual Statistical Report on Social Welfare Services in respect of 2021 is expected to be published in quarter 2 of this year.
The archive on gov.ie contains reports from 1998 through to the latest available report, which is 2020. Quarterly data by county, covering Q1 2014 through to Q3 2021, is also available, and is published on a quarterly basis through the national open data portal, data.gov.ie
The information requested by the Deputies is set out in the table below. Constant Attendance Allowance is an additional payment available to certain people in receipt of Disablement Benefit. It is not possible to isolate those in receipt of the additional allowance by county; accordingly totals for county Clare for Disablement Benefit in its entirety are provided.
|
Year |
Carer’s Benefit |
Carer’s Allowance |
Invalidity Pension |
Disablement Benefit |
|
2016 |
77 |
1,752 |
1,165 |
337 |
|
2017 |
75 |
1,899 |
1,211 |
354 |
|
2018 |
60 |
2,027 |
1,264 |
352 |
|
2019 |
87 |
2,145 |
1,278 |
334 |
|
2020 |
97 |
2,229 |
1,293 |
352 |
|
2021 |
81 |
2,210 |
1,269 |
361 |
