Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The note states: "...an econometric evaluation which was prepared as part of a collaboration between the Department's Statistics and Business Intelligence Unit (a part of the Irish Government Statistical Service which is headed by the CSO), and the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)." The Department says it has examined this and it concluded that 20% more people get jobs when compared to those who did not go in the first instance, although that is not very high. It then says that those who do get jobs earn, on average, 16% more than those who do not, perhaps because they get a better job.

The Department states that it is going to compile another report on the savings from the scheme as a result of people no longer claiming social protection payments. It will continue to produce reports to justify the scheme.