Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years in receipt of jobseeker's benefit for less than six months, for more than six months and less than 12 months, for more than 12 months and less than 24 months and those in receipt of this payment for more than 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28213/11]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for less than six months, for more than six months and less than 12 months, for more than 12 months and less than 24 months and those in receipt of this payment for more than 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28214/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is in the table. There were 71,064 claimants aged under 25 on Jobseeker's Allowance and 9,424 on Jobseeker's Benefit, making a total of 80,488. Half of these have been signing on for less than six months. Almost 6,900 of the total are 19 years of age or older and have been signing on continuously since they reached 18 years of age. A further 5,200 are 18 years of age and have been signing on for various durations of up to a year.

Number of Recipients of Jobseeker's Allowance and Jobseeker's Allowance