Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2023
308. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form, on a county basis, the total number of persons who were in receipt of the Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit payment. [8030/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraEnhanced Illness Benefit (EIB) was a form of Illness Benefit that was payable to self-employed persons or an employee who was required to self-isolate or had been diagnosed with Covid-19. The enhanced rate of Illness Benefit came to an end on Friday 30 September 2022.
In total, 528,561 individuals received at least one EIB payment. The breakdown by county of these individuals is shown in the table below.
Table 1: Recipients of EIB, by county
|
County |
Recipients |
|
Carlow |
7,360 |
|
Cavan |
9,717 |
|
Clare |
13,339 |
|
Cork |
58,176 |
|
Donegal |
17,130 |
|
Dublin |
133,187 |
|
Galway |
33,284 |
|
Kerry |
16,311 |
|
Kildare |
24,398 |
|
Kilkenny |
11,261 |
|
Laois |
9,926 |
|
Leitrim |
3,292 |
|
Limerick |
21,487 |
|
Longford |
5,000 |
|
Louth |
15,332 |
|
Mayo |
15,785 |
|
Meath |
23,501 |
|
Monaghan |
7,909 |
|
Offaly |
9,226 |
|
Roscommon |
6,977 |
|
Sligo |
7,234 |
|
Tipperary |
18,397 |
|
Waterford |
15,003 |
|
Westmeath |
10,431 |
|
Wexford |
18,410 |
|
Wicklow |
13,929 |
|
Unknown |
2,559 |
|
Total |
528,561 |
