The Department does not maintain statistics on the number of mortgage interest supplement applications received.
However, the number of mortgage interest supplement recipients at the end of each year for the period in question is provided in the tabular statement below. Statistics are not available on the number of recipients by Dublin postal code.
Mortgage Interest Supplement Recipients by County
2007 to End March 2012
|
County
|
Mar-12
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
Carlow
|
393
|
432
|
414
|
352
|
184
|
87
|
Cavan
|
501
|
519
|
470
|
453
|
262
|
92
|
Clare
|
304
|
323
|
359
|
276
|
170
|
78
|
Cork
|
1,555
|
1,726
|
1,755
|
1,497
|
871
|
533
|
Donegal
|
395
|
434
|
368
|
309
|
177
|
97
|
Dublin
|
4,514
|
4,665
|
4,332
|
3,855
|
2,257
|
1,295
|
Galway
|
641
|
681
|
683
|
645
|
364
|
171
|
Kerry
|
223
|
239
|
245
|
192
|
160
|
90
|
Kildare
|
1,319
|
1,417
|
1,365
|
1,115
|
514
|
222
|
Kilkenny
|
444
|
439
|
450
|
385
|
160
|
86
|
Laois
|
289
|
288
|
253
|
150
|
64
|
35
|
Leitrim
|
69
|
66
|
53
|
50
|
13
|
9
|
Limerick
|
661
|
676
|
647
|
551
|
298
|
149
|
Longford
|
99
|
112
|
117
|
82
|
28
|
13
|
Louth
|
465
|
475
|
419
|
346
|
147
|
75
|
Mayo
|
677
|
695
|
700
|
594
|
308
|
168
|
Meath
|
1,443
|
1,491
|
1,333
|
998
|
438
|
169
|
Monaghan
|
208
|
202
|
182
|
143
|
78
|
38
|
Offaly
|
307
|
304
|
241
|
145
|
56
|
22
|
Roscommon
|
339
|
342
|
306
|
263
|
143
|
62
|
Sligo
|
54
|
57
|
50
|
48
|
28
|
12
|
Tipperary
|
617
|
646
|
605
|
484
|
267
|
147
|
Waterford
|
500
|
525
|
498
|
438
|
229
|
91
|
Westmeath
|
213
|
232
|
227
|
189
|
101
|
36
|
Wexford
|
1,243
|
1,326
|
1,271
|
986
|
453
|
178
|
Wicklow
|
644
|
676
|
631
|
555
|
321
|
156
|
Total
|
18,117
|
18,988
|
17,974
|
15,101
|
8,091
|
4,111
|