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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2025

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Questions (610)

Thomas Gould

Question:

610. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for carer’s allowance in Cork in 2025 refused because of income above the means test threshold. [66234/25]

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Written answers

Statistics on claim processing are collated at scheme level, and it is not possible to provide breakdowns by individual claim characteristics such as county or disallowance reason. The number of registered, awarded and disallowed Carer's Allowance claims to end October 2025 is shown in the table below.

Carer's allowance claims

Number

Registered

22,631

Awarded

18,437

Disallowed

9,337

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