255. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new claims for social welfare payments registered at each Intreo centre and branch office in each of the years 2024, 2025 and in the period 1 January 2026 to 1 July 2026, in tabular form. [66044/26]

Depending on the welfare scheme customers may have the option to register their social welfare claim via a paper form, or digitally on MyWelfare. Registered claims are assigned to the appropriate welfare office.

The number of claims registered for the main welfare schemes is published in the Department of Social Protection Annual Statistics Report. Figures for 2026 are available for selected schemes only and cannot directly be compared to the annual figures. Claim registration statistics are collected on a national level and cannot be broken down by claim characteristics such as the welfare office.

* Cannot be compared to annual figures for 2024 and 2025. Includes State Pension (Contributory), State Pension (Non-Contributory), Bereaved Partner’s (Contributory) Pension, Jobseekers Allowance, Jobseekers Benefit, Pay Related Benefit, One-Parent Family Payment, Supplementary Welfare Allowance, Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit, Parent's Benefit, Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension, Illness Benefit, Occupational Injury Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance, Child Benefit, Working Family Payment, Household Benefits. Published annual figures include additional schemes including high volume Treatment Benefit and Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance.