Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 31 March 2022
316. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who availed of the enhanced fuel allowance scheme announced by the Government; the number of persons who benefited in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17212/22]
View answerA total of 353,355 individuals have availed of a supplementary fuel allowance payment of €125 in March 2022. Around 6,496 of these individuals were based in Cavan, 5,084 were based in Monaghan and 10,860 in Meath.
Note that the above figures do not include people on the Community Employment, Tús or Rural Social Schemes who were also in receipt of the supplementary fuel allowance.
