Details of the number of people who have received an Illness Benefit (including Enhanced Illness Benefit) payment, and the associated number of claims, in the year to date are shown in the table below:
County
|
Claim Count
|
Customer Count
|
Carlow
|
6,279
|
5,732
|
Cavan
|
6,901
|
6,289
|
Clare
|
8,439
|
7,783
|
Cork
|
46,898
|
43,152
|
Donegal
|
12,350
|
11,397
|
Dublin
|
99,857
|
91,765
|
Galway
|
25,882
|
23,434
|
Kerry
|
12,008
|
11,080
|
Kildare
|
19,282
|
17,680
|
Kilkenny
|
6,696
|
6,196
|
Laois
|
6,692
|
6,149
|
Leitrim
|
2,504
|
2,301
|
Limerick
|
18,999
|
17,335
|
Longford
|
3,877
|
3,564
|
Louth
|
13,590
|
12,444
|
Mayo
|
12,076
|
11,074
|
Meath
|
16,565
|
15,235
|
Monaghan
|
5,241
|
4,830
|
Offaly
|
6,760
|
6,189
|
Roscommon
|
4,655
|
4,295
|
Sligo
|
5,622
|
5,127
|
Tipperary
|
14,450
|
13,158
|
Waterford
|
11,985
|
10,873
|
Westmeath
|
8,888
|
8,106
|
Wexford
|
14,534
|
13,249
|
Wicklow
|
10,936
|
10,079
|
Other*
|
1,996
|
1,927
|
Total
|
403,962
|
370,443
|
* 'Other' relate to instances where the applicants did not include a county on their application form.
I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.