Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department has examined the age profile of those on the live register long term with a view to initiating measures to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33528/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The age profile of long-term live registrants is being constantly monitored. The broad age distribution (under and over 25 years) of the Register is published each month by the Central Statistics Office, and more detailed breakdowns are also published at regular intervals. Given the focus of Government policy on the activation of job-seeker claimants, the allocation of my Department’s resources follows the distribution of the Live Register. The allocation of resources across age groups will therefore tend to change in line with changes in the age distribution of the Register.