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Foreword from the Minister I welcome the publication of this 24th edition of the Annual Statistical Report of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. This important report provides comprehensive statistical information on all programmes administered by my Department. The document illustrates my Department�s ongoing commitment to improving and developing services in tandem with, and as an integral part, of wider Government aims and objectives. Improved quality of life and opportunities for people of all ages are at the core of these aims and I am committed to the ongoing provision and development of our social service policies allied to our policies on education, housing, health and governance in order to make a real difference to the lives of our citizens. Supports administered by this Department provide for the complex and multi-faceted needs of people at every stage of life. Continuing to reflect the trend of recent years and re-affirming the Government�s commitment to the welfare of all those in need of support, social welfare programme expenditure increased to �13.6 billion in 2006 - an increase of 11.7% over the previous year. The main features of my Department�s activities in 2006 were: - Over 1 million people were in receipt of a weekly Social Welfare payment, which was paid in respect of 1.5 million beneficiaries; - Expenditure of Old Age (now State Pension) has increased by 11.3% to �3.3 billion. Payments were made to some 340,000 people in this area; - Family Income Supplement was paid in respect of 21,800 families with 43,861 children, an increase of 24.9% on the previous year. Expenditure on Family Income Supplement increased by 48.5% to �107 million; - Expenditure on Carer�s Allowance and Carer�s Benefit increased by 27.6% and 74.0% respectively. The numbers in receipt of a Carer�s payment increased from 25,837 to 29,121, an increase of 12.7%; - 562,860 families received a monthly Child Benefit payment, which was paid in respect of 1,083,980 children. Expenditure on Child Benefit increased by 8.2% to �2.1 billion. Finally, I would like to express my appreciation to the staff throughout the Department for their continuing efforts in implementing the Government�s programme of social welfare protection and support. Martin Cullen T.D. Minister for Social Affairs
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Brollach �n Aire Cuirim f�ilte roimh an foilsi� den 22 eagr�n den Tuarasc�il Staitisti�il Bhliant�il, a shol�thra�onn eolas staitisti�il chuimsitheach ar na cl�ir go l�ir riartha ag an Roinn Gn�tha� S�isialacha agus Teaghlaigh. Bh� an Roinn seo ar th�s cadhna�ochta an chlaonta is d�ana� trasna an Rialtas i dtreo pholasa� at� bunaithe arfhianaise, le hathbhreithniuithe caiteachais Rannacha is d�ana� ag forbairt f�cas ar thortha� s�isialta n�os casta. Mar chuid den chur chuige seo, t� sonra� iontaofa ar aschur agus claonta� mar at� sa Tuarasc�il seo in �ineacht le foins� sonra� eile mar dh�il f�orluachmhara agus tortha� d�ch�la � r�amhghabh�il. For�lann taca�ochta� riartha ag an Roinn do na riachtanais chasta agus iltaobhach go minic de dhaoine thar r�imse teagmhais agus ag gach c�im den saol. Ag lean�int ag l�iri� claonadh na blianta deireanacha, mh�adaigh caiteachas an chl�ir leasa sh�isialaigh go �11.3 billi�n i 2004 - m�ad� de 7.6 % thar an bhliain roimhe sin. Athdhearbha�onn � seo geall an Rialtais chuig leas iad si�d go l�ir gur g� taca�ocht uathu sa socha� nua-aimseartha seo agus at� ag dul in �abhl�id tapaigh. Ba iad pr�omh ghn�ithe gn�omha�ochta� mo Roinne i 2004 n� - Ba � �11.3 billi�n an Caiteachas Leasa Sh�isialaigh i 2004, ag seasamh de 28.5 % den Chaiteachas Chomhl�n Reatha an Rialtais. - Bh� thar 957,000 duine ag f�il �oca�ochta Leasa Sh�isialaigh sheachtaini�il, a d��ocadh i leith 1.5 milli�n tairbhithe. - Fuair 540,911 teaghlach �oca�ocht Sochair Leana� m�os�il, a d��ocadh i leith 1,051,005 leanbh. Mh�adaigh caiteachas ar Shochar Leana� faoi 5.9% go �1.8 billi�n. - T� caiteachas ar an Seanaois m�adaithe faoi 9.2% go �2.7 billi�n. T� uimhir na bhfaighteoir� sa ghr�pa seo m�adaithe faoi 5,484. - Mh�adaigh caiteachas ar an Li�ntas C�ram�ra agus Sochar C�ram�ra faoi 14.7% agus 10.9% faoi seach. Mh�adaigh l�on na daoine at� ag f�il �oca�ochta C�ram�ra � 21,955 go 23,709, m�ad� de 8% - �ocadh Forl�onadh Ioncaim Teaghlaigh i leith 14,727 teaghlach, m�ad� de 19.6% ar an mbliain roimhe sin. Mh�adaigh caiteachas ar Fhorl�onadh Ioncaim Teaghlaigh faoi 23% go �55.8m. L�ir�onn an tuarasc�il seo agus tugann s� treoir ar an dul chun cinn at� d� dh�anamh i fheabhs� agus forbairt seirbh�s�, ag obair le aidhmeanna agus spriocanna leithne rialtais, a bhfuil ina gcro� l�r tr�ith saoil feabhsaithe agus deiseanna a sheachadadh le daoine de gach aos. Faoi dheireadh, ba mhaith liom mo bhu�ochas a ghabh�il ar an bhfoireann ar fud na Roinne d� n-iarrachta� lean�nacha ag cur cl�r an Rialtais um chosaint leasa sh�isialaigh i bhfeidhm. S�amus Brennan TD Aire Gn�tha� S�isialacha agus Teaghlaigh.