Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 February 2013
200. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an analysis of the per capita spend by her Department on a regional basis with regard to current and capital spends in the area of social welfare . [7882/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraExpenditure information by region as requested by the Deputy is not collated at present by my Department. Social welfare schemes are mainly demand led, and respond to demographic, social and labour market conditions. However, volume based statistics are available. A copy of the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report for 2011, which contains statistics relating to recipients of social welfare scheme at county level, was forwarded to the Deputy on 12 February 2013. When the 2012 report is published it will be laid before the Dáil.
