Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 November 2024
671. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in each county in receipt of the carer’s support grant, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44549/24]
View answer675. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in each county in receipt of the carer’s support grant in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44654/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 675 together.
The Carer’s Support Grant is an annual payment made to carers who get Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance. It can also be paid to certain other carers providing full-time care, including those not in receipt of these payments. The number of recipients of Carer's Support Grant by county at the end of each year from 2020 to 2023, and at end of September 2024 is shown in the table below.
Table 1: The number of recipients of Carer's Support Grant, by year
|
County |
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
|
Carlow |
2,064 |
2,004 |
1,912 |
1,844 |
1,855 |
|
Cavan |
2,237 |
2,143 |
2,033 |
1,932 |
1,886 |
|
Clare |
3,327 |
3,206 |
3,105 |
3,089 |
2,914 |
|
Cork |
16,018 |
15,451 |
14,846 |
14,332 |
13,889 |
|
Donegal |
5,572 |
5,407 |
5,191 |
5,149 |
5,119 |
|
Dublin |
30,335 |
29,134 |
27,551 |
26,414 |
25,409 |
|
Galway |
6,767 |
6,524 |
6,268 |
6,209 |
6,184 |
|
Kerry |
4,595 |
4,417 |
4,296 |
4,220 |
4,130 |
|
Kildare |
5,601 |
5,314 |
4,979 |
4,753 |
4,603 |
|
Kilkenny |
2,692 |
2,591 |
2,483 |
2,412 |
2,207 |
|
Laois |
2,799 |
2,656 |
2,525 |
2,429 |
2,206 |
|
Leitrim |
1,054 |
1,000 |
974 |
949 |
917 |
|
Limerick |
6,940 |
6,813 |
6,519 |
6,320 |
6,216 |
|
Longford |
1,565 |
1,539 |
1,443 |
1,404 |
1,396 |
|
Louth |
3,981 |
3,806 |
3,651 |
3,535 |
3,495 |
|
Mayo |
4,005 |
3,893 |
3,777 |
3,730 |
3,705 |
|
Meath |
5,017 |
4,761 |
4,400 |
4,183 |
3,879 |
|
Monaghan |
1,663 |
1,585 |
1,520 |
1,451 |
1,405 |
|
Offaly |
3,018 |
2,924 |
2,794 |
2,732 |
2,629 |
|
Roscommon |
2,263 |
2,168 |
2,109 |
2,066 |
1,955 |
|
Sligo |
1,890 |
1,840 |
1,761 |
1,791 |
1,770 |
|
Tipperary |
5,615 |
5,481 |
5,364 |
5,273 |
5,173 |
|
Waterford |
3,436 |
3,314 |
3,158 |
3,036 |
3,071 |
|
Westmeath |
3,093 |
2,935 |
2,809 |
2,780 |
2,735 |
|
Wexford |
5,240 |
5,061 |
4,881 |
4,765 |
4,692 |
|
Wicklow |
3,823 |
3,632 |
3,428 |
3,312 |
3,293 |
|
Unknown |
115 |
102 |
157 |
144 |
105 |
|
Total |
134,725 |
129,701 |
123,934 |
120,254 |
116,838 |
