Over 15,000 people in Kerry were in receipt of the fuel allowance at the end of last year.
Fuel allowance is a payment to help with the cost of heating your home during the winter months.
Nationally last year, more than 413,000 (413,921) people were in receipt of the fuel allowance; 15,300 (15,637) of those were in Kerry.
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The figures were provided by Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Dara Calleary following a query from Fianna Fáil TD Cormac Devlin.
