Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 December 2025
635. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have applied for and availed of pay related benefit, by county to date; the average payment rate under the scheme to dater; the average duration of claims to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71740/25]
View answerBy end November 2025, 79,779 PRB claims had been registered, of which 60,413 had been awarded at some point. 27,008 people were in receipt of payment at the end of November 2025. A breakdown by county of residence of those recipients is shown in the below table.
It will take some time, up to 12 months, for trends to emerge showing the impacts of the tapered payments which come into effect at 13 weekly intervals and to seasonal variations. Indications suggests that approximately 38% of claims that were in payment were subsequently closed within the first 12 weeks and 50% closed within 17 weeks. Of the claims awarded and paying at the end of November 2025, the average weekly rate for PRB of maximum entitlement of 26 weeks was €259, while this rate was €357 for PRB of maximum entitlement of 39 weeks.
|
County |
Number of recipients |
|
Carlow |
308 |
|
Cavan |
366 |
|
Clare |
638 |
|
Cork |
2,539 |
|
Donegal |
475 |
|
Dublin |
9,333 |
|
Galway |
1,341 |
|
Kerry |
602 |
|
Kildare |
1,512 |
|
Kilkenny |
451 |
|
Laois |
423 |
|
Leitrim |
128 |
|
Limerick |
991 |
|
Longford |
197 |
|
Louth |
829 |
|
Mayo |
525 |
|
Meath |
1,298 |
|
Monaghan |
254 |
|
Offaly |
393 |
|
Roscommon |
280 |
|
Sligo |
335 |
|
Tipperary |
703 |
|
Waterford |
641 |
|
Westmeath |
507 |
|
Wexford |
822 |
|
Wicklow |
988 |
|
County Unknown |
129 |
|
Total |
27,008 |
