Social Welfare Benefits

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 July 2022

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Ceisteanna (370, 371, 372, 373)

Sorca Clarke

Ceist:

370. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of first-time applications for carers benefit that were granted 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by county in tabular form. [38705/22]

Sorca Clarke

Ceist:

371. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of first-time applications for carers benefit that were refused in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by county in tabular form [38706/22]

Sorca Clarke

Ceist:

372. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of first-time applications for carers allowance that were granted 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38707/22]

Sorca Clarke

Ceist:

373. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of first-time applications for carers allowance that were refused 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by county in tabular form. [38708/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 to 373, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the tabular statements below.

Table 1 Carer's Allowance granted

County name	2019	2020	2021	2022
Clare	262	191	192	78
Cork	980	870	957	370
Cavan	176	142	144	60
Carlow	129	132	134	41
Donegal	421	358	371	148
Dublin	2080	1884	1949	740
Galway	438	456	374	142
Kildare	366	310	288	126
Kilkenny	182	151	159	47
Kerry	305	320	262	94
Longford	103	94	88	33
Louth	296	259	276	106
Limerick	466	406	460	152
Leitrim	79	81	86	23
Laois	206	177	163	73
Meath	298	265	303	117
Monaghan	100	127	114	49
Mayo	300	259	250	82
Offaly	218	171	202	63
Roscommon	178	149	126	61
Sligo	132	125	123	38
Tipperary	414	383	359	109
Waterford	268	231	255	80
Westmeath	220	209	210	72
Wicklow	256	232	224	90
Wexford	370	411	359	139
Unknown	5	4	6	2
Total	9248	8397	8434	3135

Table 2 Carer's Allowance refused

County name	2019	2020	2021	2022
Clare	55	83	92	40
Cork	254	272	344	163
Cavan	40	38	60	26
Carlow	39	38	63	20
Donegal	89	123	124	61
Dublin	526	582	822	374
Galway	135	164	166	68
Kildare	86	99	138	64
Kilkenny	50	58	73	31
Kerry	87	90	87	70
Longford	39	44	39	22
Louth	72	105	113	56
Limerick	138	143	168	100
Leitrim	16	17	28	14
Laois	57	64	55	34
Meath	66	87	125	69
Monaghan	28	35	29	10
Mayo	76	62	91	45
Offaly	55	65	80	39
Roscommon	43	49	54	26
Sligo	34	32	61	36
Tipperary	114	125	123	60
Waterford	62	74	107	46
Westmeath	52	69	75	36
Wicklow	52	66	72	49
Wexford	87	111	118	76
Unknown	7	5	5	1
Total	2359	2700	3312	1636

Table 3 Carer's Benefit granted

County name	2019	2020	2021	2022
Clare	10	25	36	16
Cork	42	118	222	78
Cavan	8	23	33	13
Carlow	1	11	19	5
Donegal	9	44	56	21
Dublin	60	160	323	123
Galway	18	72	93	47
Kildare	14	47	58	25
Kilkenny	9	20	30	13
Kerry	30	31	82	30
Longford	2	4	12	6
Louth	7	27	57	17
Limerick	13	55	57	29
Leitrim	6	14	11	10
Laois	11	12	37	9
Meath	12	49	69	27
Monaghan	3	14	18	13
Mayo	9	33	57	37
Offaly	2	21	29	11
Roscommon	8	23	34	9
Sligo	8	16	34	17
Tipperary	15	42	72	27
Waterford	7	27	38	16
Westmeath	8	31	40	10
Wicklow	8	25	31	18
Wexford	10	32	51	19
Unknown	10	40	44	12
Total	340	1016	1643	658

Table 4 Carer's Benefit refused

County name	2019	2020	2021	2022
Clare	13	23	22	10
Cork	56	72	87	25
Cavan	13	10	19	2
Carlow	15	11	9	2
Donegal	28	25	22	9
Dublin	170	171	162	68
Galway	35	49	32	14
Kildare	34	27	23	18
Kilkenny	17	16	18	13
Kerry	29	38	18	15
Longford	3	6	6	5
Louth	20	16	22	16
Limerick	25	25	33	10
Leitrim	3	3	5	3
Laois	11	12	20	5
Meath	20	24	27	8
Monaghan	4	8	8	5
Mayo	15	19	19	12
Offaly	28	14	16	8
Roscommon	11	17	7	2
Sligo	19	16	14	5
Tipperary	28	28	30	10
Waterford	18	18	19	8
Westmeath	20	13	14	6
Wicklow	15	19	12	7
Wexford	27	24	21	8
Unknown	14	5	10	4
Total	691	709	695	298

Question No. 371 answered with Question No. 370.

Question No. 372 answered with Question No. 370.

Question No. 373 answered with Question No. 370.