Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2026
518. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing qualified child rates by €6 for children under 12 and €15 for children 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51274/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe estimated cost of increasing the child support payment for under 12 year of age by €6 is €50.7 million.
The estimated cost of increasing the child support payment for children 12 years and over by €15 is €90.3 million.
These estimates includes full rate and half rate child support payments.
It should be noted that this costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and the associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2026.
