Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently signing on for credits and if these persons are included in unemployment figures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17437/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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At the end of February 2012 there were 31,485 persons signing for credits. This group are included in the live register and represented approximately 7% of the total number of persons on the register at that date.