Supplement recipients and application forms

Summary

De Rossa asked for recipient numbers and proposed including eligibility information or application forms with tax allowance forms. The Minister gave recipient and child-dependent totals for 1985–87 but did not address the proposal.

Proinsias De Rossa Workers Party

In relation to those three figures, the actual figures for 1986 and 1987 and the estimated figure for 1988, could the Minister give the number of applicants in receipt of family income supplement payments? Further, would he consider a suggestion I made a number of times in this House, that an indication of a person's right to this family income supplement, or application forms, should be included with tax free allowance forms when they are issued for this year, in April next?

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Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

The Deputy is raising a separate question.

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Proinsias De Rossa Workers Party

It is a very important matter.

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Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

It may be, but it is a separate matter.

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Michael Woods Dr. Woods Fianna Fáil

In relation to the statistical question, the number in December 1985 was 4,664. The number of child dependants was 18,300. The number in December 1986 was 4,834 and 17,921 dependants. Finally, the figure for 1987 was 5,532 and 20,264 dependants.

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