Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2022
591. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit in 2017, 2018 and 2019, by county; and the overall cost per year by county in tabular form. [14101/22]
View answer596. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit in 2017, 2018 and 2019 broken down by county; and the overall cost per year broken down per county in tabular form. [14150/22]
View answer604. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit in 2017, 2018 and 2019, by county; the overall cost per year by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14254/22]
View answer607. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 by county; the overall cost per year by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14345/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 591, 596, 604 and 607 together.
The number of applications registered by county for each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, for Maternity Benefit, is detailed in the following table:
|
County |
2017 Registrations |
2018 Registrations |
2019 Registrations |
|
Carlow |
559 |
539 |
504 |
|
Cavan |
640 |
708 |
714 |
|
Clare |
1,008 |
960 |
989 |
|
Cork |
5,118 |
5,166 |
5,173 |
|
Donegal |
1,232 |
1,378 |
1,241 |
|
Dublin |
12,929 |
12,922 |
12,756 |
|
Galway |
2,524 |
2,520 |
2,466 |
|
Kerry |
1,178 |
1,251 |
1,204 |
|
Kildare |
2,381 |
2,329 |
2,453 |
|
Kilkenny |
892 |
898 |
885 |
|
Laois |
727 |
702 |
762 |
|
Leitrim |
327 |
355 |
325 |
|
Limerick |
1,714 |
1,649 |
1,835 |
|
Longford |
325 |
385 |
333 |
|
Louth |
1,188 |
1,188 |
1,229 |
|
Mayo |
1,106 |
1,131 |
1,156 |
|
Meath |
1,992 |
1,995 |
2,143 |
|
Monaghan |
667 |
628 |
627 |
|
Offaly |
642 |
579 |
631 |
|
Roscommon |
561 |
558 |
579 |
|
Sligo |
532 |
609 |
531 |
|
Tipperary |
1,453 |
1,505 |
1,383 |
|
Waterford |
948 |
1,061 |
962 |
|
Westmeath |
930 |
805 |
781 |
|
Wexford |
1,300 |
1,294 |
1,331 |
|
Wicklow |
1,356 |
1,256 |
1,362 |
|
Total |
44,227 |
44,372 |
44,354 |
The expenditure by county for each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, for Maternity Benefit, is detailed in the following table:
|
County |
2017 Expenditure (€m) |
2018 Expenditure (€m) |
2019 Expenditure (€m) |
|
Carlow |
3.24 |
3.22 |
3.04 |
|
Cavan |
3.70 |
4.23 |
4.30 |
|
Clare |
5.84 |
5.74 |
5.96 |
|
Cork |
29.64 |
30.89 |
31.16 |
|
Donegal |
7.13 |
8.24 |
7.48 |
|
Dublin |
74.87 |
77.25 |
76.84 |
|
Galway |
14.62 |
15.06 |
14.85 |
|
Kerry |
6.82 |
7.48 |
7.25 |
|
Kildare |
13.79 |
13.93 |
14.78 |
|
Kilkenny |
5.17 |
5.37 |
5.33 |
|
Laois |
4.21 |
4.20 |
4.59 |
|
Leitrim |
1.89 |
2.12 |
1.96 |
|
Limerick |
9.93 |
9.86 |
11.05 |
|
Longford |
1.88 |
2.30 |
2.01 |
|
Louth |
6.88 |
7.10 |
7.40 |
|
Mayo |
6.40 |
6.76 |
6.96 |
|
Meath |
11.53 |
11.93 |
12.91 |
|
Monaghan |
3.86 |
3.75 |
3.78 |
|
Offaly |
3.72 |
3.46 |
3.80 |
|
Roscommon |
3.25 |
3.34 |
3.49 |
|
Sligo |
3.08 |
3.64 |
3.20 |
|
Tipperary |
8.42 |
9.00 |
8.33 |
|
Waterford |
5.49 |
6.34 |
5.80 |
|
Westmeath |
5.38 |
4.82 |
4.70 |
|
Wexford |
7.53 |
7.73 |
8.02 |
|
Wicklow |
7.85 |
7.51 |
8.20 |
|
Total |
256.13 |
265.28 |
267.20 |
