John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the take-up of employer job PRSI incentive scheme by employers; if she will provide the figures of the number of jobs created under the scheme; and if it is possible to provide this information on a constituency or area-specific basis. [31511/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The employer job PRSI incentive scheme allows an employer who employs an additional member of staff, who had been unemployed for 6 months or more, to be exempted from paying employers' PRSI for 18 months. The job must be new and additional, be for at least 30 hours a week and last for at least six months. In 2010, a total of 736 employers were awarded exemptions in respect of 1,202 employees. A total of 660 employers were awarded exemptions in respect of 923 employees in 2011. To date in 2012, 239 employers have been awarded exemptions in respect of 311 employees. A breakdown by county is detailed in table 1 and 2.

Table 1 shows a breakdown by county of employers approved for the scheme since 2010.

Table 1

Table 2 shows a breakdown by county of employees approved for this scheme since 2010.

Table 2