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Social Welfare Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 September 2026

Thursday, 24 September 2026

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Naoise Ó Muirí

Ceist:

58. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Dublin Bay North who availed of the Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance payments this year. [67542/26]

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The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is a means-tested once-off payment aimed at helping families with the extra costs of clothing and footwear when children start school each autumn.  The scheme is open from 1 June to 30 September each year.

Statistics on social welfare recipients are available on a county level only.  Up to end August 2026 there were 146,295 recipients of the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance of which 38,429 were in county Dublin.

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