Seán Sherlock
Ceist:142. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out in supplementary welfare for 2020 and to date in 2021; and the areas of payment per county in tabular form. [35359/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 1 July 2021
Ceisteanna (142)
Freagraí scríofa
The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Total expenditure for Supplementary Welfare Allowance in 2020 was an estimated €115 million, while the estimated expenditure to May 2021 is €38.5 million. The 2020 accounts of my Department are not yet complete and are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General; accordingly, these figures should be considered provisional. Expenditure by county figures provided here are estimated, based on recipient numbers.
|
County |
2020 Estimate (€ million) |
2021 January - May Estimate (€ million) |
|
Carlow |
€1.8 |
€0.7 |
|
Cavan |
€0.8 |
€0.2 |
|
Clare |
€1.1 |
€0.2 |
|
Cork |
€9.3 |
€3.2 |
|
Donegal |
€2.5 |
€0.7 |
|
Dublin |
€46.0 |
€15.7 |
|
Galway |
€3.1 |
€0.8 |
|
Kerry |
€2.3 |
€0.8 |
|
Kildare |
€4.2 |
€1.4 |
|
Kilkenny |
€2.9 |
€1.0 |
|
Laois |
€1.5 |
€0.4 |
|
Leitrim |
€0.5 |
€0.1 |
|
Limerick |
€3.7 |
€1.4 |
|
Longford |
€0.7 |
€0.3 |
|
Louth |
€4.3 |
€1.6 |
|
Mayo |
€1.9 |
€0.5 |
|
Meath |
€3.7 |
€1.3 |
|
Monaghan |
€1.1 |
€0.4 |
|
Offaly |
€2.0 |
€0.7 |
|
Roscommon |
€1.9 |
€0.6 |
|
Sligo |
€1.5 |
€0.4 |
|
Tipperary |
€4.6 |
€1.7 |
|
Waterford |
€3.2 |
€1.1 |
|
Westmeath |
€1.6 |
€0.5 |
|
Wexford |
€3.1 |
€1.0 |
|
Wicklow |
€5.8 |
€1.8 |
|
Total |
€115.2 |
€38.5 |