Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 July 2021
440. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for domiciliary care allowance in each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by county. [37333/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe numbers of applications received for Domiciliary Care Allowance since 2017 are detailed in the table below. A breakdown of these figures on a county basis is not available as this information is not routinely collated by the Department.
|
Year |
Number of DCA Applications received |
|
2017 |
8,197 |
|
2018 |
8,609 |
|
2019 |
8,719 |
|
2020 |
7,289 |
|
2021 (to end of June) |
4,798 |
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
