2106. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s support grant; the number of these who already have carer’s payments or domiciliary care allowance; and the number who qualify independently of these schemes. [63893/26]

The Carer's Support Grant was paid in June 2026 to 149,485 people. Of these, 143,091, or 96% of those who received the payment, were in receipt of one of Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, or Domiciliary Care Allowance.