Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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813. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year outturn on illness benefit in 2022. [15348/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The full-year outturn on Illness Benefit in 2022 was €614.073 million.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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814. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the full rate of carer’s allowance; the number in receipt of a reduced rate of carer’s allowance; the number in receipt of the half-rate carer’s allowance; the number of recipients of the carer’s support grant; the steps which she is taking to ensure that all full-time carers avail of the carer’s support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15481/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that, as a result, they require that level of care.

Please see the table below containing the number of persons in receipt of the full rate of CA; the number in receipt of a reduced rate of CA; the number in receipt of the half-rate CA; and the number of recipients of the Carer’s Support Grant (CSG).

The CSG is an annual payment made in June to carers who get Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA). It can also be paid to certain other carers that are providing full-time care. Carers can use the grant in whatever way they wish. The CSG is paid for every person being cared for providing that all conditions of the scheme are satisfied.

The Department publishes information leaflets as widely as possible and advertises changes of legislation in the National Press. Information Officers are available throughout the country for people to make enquiries as to their entitlements.

I hope this information is of assistance to the Deputy.