Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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147. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons previously on the live register who obtained and have retained employment in each of the past three years to date, in the private and public sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24782/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not available at present.

The Department holds a wide range of data collected in the process of engaging with jobseekers. These data which are held on a number of separate systems are mainly used at present to establish entitlements, to identify fraud and abuse and to advise and assist jobseekers on a pathway back to employment.

The Department is currently reviewing the data it holds by individual PPSN on a longitudinal basis. This involves restructuring of existing data from various systems into a consistent time series in respect of each jobseeker. By restructuring the data in this manner the Department will, in the future, be able to produce more complete estimates of progression outcomes.

Analysis of customer outcomes will be made available after technical and data validation work is completed.