Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
128. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish nationals living outside the State who received the centenarian bounty in each of the past four years, in tabular form. [17477/23]
View answerA person is entitled to apply for the Centenarian Bounty if the person has reached their 100th birthday, and the person is an Irish citizen, born on the island of Ireland, and living outside the State.
The numbers of awards for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, were as follows:
|
Year |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
2019 |
222 |
51 |
171 |
|
2020 |
209 |
31 |
178 |
|
2021 |
231 |
41 |
190 |
|
2022 |
188 |
28 |
160 |
