Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of unemployed persons who did not qualify for social welfare payments in each of the years 2007-11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1663/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The metrics used in my Department in relation to claim processing are Awarded, Disallowed or Withdrawn. An unemployed person may submit several claims for payment under the Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance schemes over a period, for example if they move in and out of employment and having regard to the level of social insurance cover they have at the time they become unemployed. Each claim is considered on its own merit and a decision made whether to award or disallow the claim under the terms of the relevant scheme.

I have set out below, for your information, a table which sets out by scheme the number of claims that were disallowed in each of the years 2008 to 2011. The information requested by the Deputy is not available prior to 2008.