Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 February 2022
102. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of paternity benefit applications received since introduction; the number approved; and the number rejected by county in tabular form. [59977/21]
View answerA total of 140,906 applications have been received for Paternity Benefit since its introduction as of the end of December 2021, of which 133,868 have been approved and 3,645 have been rejected. The remaining 3,393 cases refer to withdrawn applications.
The number of paternity benefit applications, along with the number of applications approved and rejected at county level is presented in the following table noting that county figures for applications and rejections are estimated.
|
County |
Paternity Benefit Applications |
Paternity Benefit Approvals |
Paternity Benefit Rejections |
|
Carlow |
1,678 |
1,594 |
43 |
|
Cavan |
2,370 |
2,252 |
61 |
|
Clare |
3,082 |
2,928 |
80 |
|
Cork |
17,910 |
17,015 |
463 |
|
Donegal |
3,932 |
3,736 |
102 |
|
Dublin |
39,902 |
37,909 |
1,032 |
|
Galway |
7,940 |
7,543 |
205 |
|
Kerry |
3,675 |
3,491 |
95 |
|
Kildare |
7,361 |
6,993 |
190 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,555 |
2,427 |
66 |
|
Laois |
2,189 |
2,080 |
57 |
|
Leitrim |
1,009 |
959 |
26 |
|
Limerick |
5,592 |
5,313 |
145 |
|
Longford |
1,104 |
1,049 |
29 |
|
Louth |
3,646 |
3,464 |
94 |
|
Mayo |
3,686 |
3,502 |
95 |
|
Meath |
6,031 |
5,730 |
156 |
|
Monaghan |
2,010 |
1,910 |
52 |
|
Offaly |
2,173 |
2,064 |
56 |
|
Others |
1,397 |
1,327 |
36 |
|
Roscommon |
1,800 |
1,710 |
47 |
|
Sligo |
2,909 |
2,764 |
75 |
|
Tipperary |
3,883 |
3,689 |
100 |
|
Waterford |
3,052 |
2,900 |
79 |
|
Westmeath |
3,302 |
3,137 |
85 |
|
Wexford |
4,033 |
3,832 |
104 |
|
Wicklow |
2,684 |
2,550 |
69 |
|
Total |
140,906 |
133,868 |
3,645 |
