Pearse Doherty
Question:216. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated additional costs of providing double payment to all core welfare payment recipients and pensioner. [11055/26]
View answerWednesday, 11 February 2026
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The estimated cost of providing a double payment to all recipients of core welfare payments, including both working age and pension age payments, is of the order of €385 million.
Please note this is a high-level estimate only as the profiling for the Revised Estimates Volume 2026 has not yet been completed.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.