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One-Parent Family Payment Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2015

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Ceisteanna (216)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Ceist:

216. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the number of current recipients of the one-parent family payment by county. [20384/15]

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Freagraí scríofa

The information requested by the relating to the county breakdown of the number of current recipients of the One Parent Family Payment at the end of April is detailed in the following tabular statement.

It should be noted that the county level statistics indicate the number of people signing-on for payment at an office located in the county indicated. As the catchment area of many local offices cross county borders this data is not equivalent to the number of people residing in each county who are signing-on.

Recipients of One-parent Family Payment at the end of April 2015

County

Recipients

Carlow

1,038

Cavan

798

Clare

1,158

Cork

6,479

Donegal

2,544

Dublin

24,258

Galway

2,549

Kerry

1,865

Kildare

2,699

Kilkenny

807

Laois

1,142

Leitrim

294

Limerick

3,209

Longford

707

Louth

2,711

Mayo

1,457

Meath

1,259

Monaghan

677

Offaly

1,120

Roscommon

372

Sligo

736

Tipperary

2,463

Waterford

2,338

Westmeath

1,351

Wexford

2,649

Wicklow

1,978

Grand Total

68,658

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