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Mortgage Interest Supplement Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 April 2012

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Ceisteanna (115)

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

116 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for mortgage interest supplement in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 on a county breakdown and a breakdown by Dublin post code. [20808/12]

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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

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