Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Department of Social Protection
Jobseeker's Benefit Applications
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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523. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons aged 18 to 25 years who have applied for jobseeker's benefit or jobseeker's allowance and were unsuccessful and-or ineligible for a payment in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46353/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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This information requested by the Deputy is not published by county by my Department. I am informed however of the total number of young persons whose applications were unsuccessful for jobseeker’s allowance (JA) and jobseeker’s benefit (JB) in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 which are outlined by local/branch office in the tabular statement.
| - | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
| - | JA | JB | JA | JB | JA | JB | JA | JB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4,288 | 688 | 5,244 | 1,035 | 6,576 | 1,237 | 5,872 | 1,443 |
| ACHILL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APOLLO HOUSE | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| ARDEE | 24 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 36 | 4 |
| ARKLOW | 24 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 3 |
| ATHLONE | 34 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 82 | 10 | 54 | 18 |
| ATHY | 10 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| BALBRIGGAN | 72 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 50 | 7 | 49 | 6 |
| BALLINA | 37 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 44 | 10 | 29 | 11 |
| BALLINASLOE | 30 | 6 | 41 | 7 | 55 | 4 | 57 | 9 |
| BALLINROBE | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| BALLYBOFEY | 29 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 36 | 27 | 34 | 20 |
| BALLYCONNELL | 28 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 9 |
| BALLYFERMOT | 32 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 37 | 6 |
| BALLYMUN | 21 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| BALLYSHANNON | 22 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 7 |
| BALTINGLASS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| BANDON | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| BANTRY | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| BANTRY CO | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| BELMULLET | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| BIRR | 44 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 39 | 5 | 19 | 7 |
| BISHOP SQUARE | 118 | 9 | 149 | 13 | 215 | 16 | 119 | 24 |
| BLANCHARDSTOWN | 92 | 2 | 91 | 24 | 127 | 20 | 169 | 32 |
| OFFICE | 2012 JA | 2012 JB | 2011 JA | 2011 JB | 2010 JA | 2010 JB | 2009 JA | 2009 JB |
| BOYLE | 6 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| BRAY | 62 | 4 | 81 | 16 | 63 | 13 | 70 | 12 |
| BUNCRANA | 42 | 18 | 40 | 39 | 74 | 38 | 79 | 28 |
| CAHIR | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
| CAHIRCIVEEN | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| CARLOW | 34 | 4 | 70 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 57 | 5 |
| CARRICKMACROSS | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 41 | 4 |
| CARRICK-ON-SHANNON | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 33 | 6 |
| CARRICK-ON-SUIR | 10 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| CARRIGALINE | 20 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 5 | 20 | 4 |
| CASHEL | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| CASTLEBAR | 28 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 9 |
| CASTLEBLAYNEY | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 53 | 4 |
| CASTLEPOLLARD | 18 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| CASTLEREA | 11 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 25 | 9 |
| CAVAN | 92 | 3 | 136 | 16 | 159 | 24 | 137 | 45 |
| CLAREMORRIS | 19 | 6 | 22 | 12 | 37 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| CLIFDEN | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| CLONAKILTY | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| CLONDALKIN | 77 | 9 | 80 | 29 | 173 | 13 | 82 | 25 |
| CLONES | 12 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| CLONMEL | 30 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 53 | 5 | 25 | 7 |
| COBH | 25 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 51 | 3 |
| COOLOCK | 70 | 11 | 73 | 27 | 67 | 7 | 69 | 7 |
| CORK | 159 | 38 | 200 | 54 | 366 | 85 | 223 | 56 |
| DINGLE | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| DONEGAL | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 26 | 10 |
| DROGHEDA | 111 | 23 | 62 | 17 | 124 | 13 | 105 | 34 |
| DUNDALK | 52 | 5 | 95 | 18 | 135 | 18 | 193 | 31 |
| OFFICE | 2012 JA | 2012 JB | 2011 JA | 2011 JB | 2010 JA | 2010 JB | 2009 JA | 2009 JB |
| DUNFANAGHY | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| DUNGARVAN | 15 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| DUNGLOE | 20 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| DUN LAOGHAIRE | 69 | 5 | 90 | 11 | 107 | 16 | 222 | 23 |
| EDENDERRY | 27 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 37 | 4 |
| ENNIS | 61 | 11 | 81 | 21 | 102 | 23 | 81 | 30 |
| ENNISCORTHY | 31 | 8 | 38 | 10 | 63 | 14 | 53 | 10 |
| ENNISTYMON | 10 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 5 |
| FERMOY | 46 | 5 | 68 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 40 | 8 |
| FINGLAS | 58 | 13 | 56 | 18 | 72 | 20 | 67 | 17 |
| GALWAY | 97 | 27 | 107 | 33 | 148 | 36 | 112 | 31 |
| GOREY | 33 | 10 | 50 | 17 | 56 | 9 | 44 | 17 |
| GORT | 12 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 5 |
| KELLS | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 28 | 5 |
| KENMARE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| KILBARRACK | 90 | 17 | 131 | 22 | 96 | 20 | 75 | 19 |
| KILKENNY | 37 | 12 | 76 | 9 | 96 | 21 | 112 | 16 |
| KILLARNEY | 54 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 82 | 12 | 58 | 6 |
| KILLORGLIN | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| KILLYBEGS | 12 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| KILMALLOCK | 26 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 38 | 15 |
| KILRUSH | 14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| KINGS INN STREET | 121 | 3 | 130 | 18 | 135 | 10 | 152 | 13 |
| KINSALE | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| LETTERKENNY | 44 | 5 | 62 | 7 | 71 | 9 | 66 | 10 |
| LIMERICK | 114 | 31 | 109 | 46 | 183 | 61 | 125 | 51 |
| LISTOWEL | 24 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 24 | 15 |
| LONGFORD | 45 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 64 | 13 | 74 | 25 |
| LOUGHREA | 25 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 25 | 7 |
| OFFICE | 2012 JA | 2012 JB | 2011 JA | 2011 JB | 2010 JA | 2010 JB | 2009 JA | 2009 JB |
| MACROOM | 21 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 69 | 10 | 67 | 21 |
| MALLOW | 46 | 8 | 59 | 5 | 53 | 12 | 87 | 16 |
| MANORHAMILTON | 14 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| MAYNOOTH | 62 | 11 | 112 | 14 | 153 | 29 | 117 | 37 |
| MIDLETON | 23 | 7 | 27 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 38 | 10 |
| MONAGHAN | 40 | 5 | 49 | 10 | 69 | 15 | 60 | 8 |
| MUINE BHEAG | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| MULLINGAR | 81 | 12 | 92 | 13 | 123 | 17 | 85 | 15 |
| NAVAN | 51 | 5 | 72 | 4 | 81 | 19 | 72 | 31 |
| NAVAN ROAD | 37 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 107 | 4 | 106 | 12 |
| NENAGH | 25 | 10 | 39 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 50 | 12 |
| NEWBRIDGE | 49 | 3 | 58 | 14 | 94 | 18 | 50 | 42 |
| NEWCASTLE WEST | 69 | 11 | 56 | 13 | 66 | 29 | 71 | 21 |
| NEWMARKET | 21 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 14 |
| NEW ROSS | 32 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 49 | 8 | 30 | 10 |
| NUTGROVE | 69 | 6 | 86 | 1 | 89 | 3 | 81 | 7 |
| PORTARLINGTON | 25 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 32 | 16 |
| PORTLAOISE | 34 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 54 | 10 | 54 | 15 |
| RATHDOWNEY | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| ROSCOMMON | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| ROSCREA | 22 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 6 |
| SKIBBEREEN | 6 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| SLIGO | 87 | 6 | 96 | 11 | 79 | 9 | 99 | 8 |
| SWINFORD | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 15 |
| SWORDS | 62 | 12 | 69 | 11 | 83 | 15 | 62 | 5 |
| TALLAGHT | 80 | 16 | 130 | 22 | 119 | 23 | 68 | 33 |
| THOMAS STREET | 57 | 4 | 92 | 7 | 121 | 11 | 72 | 10 |
| THOMASTOWN | 14 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| THURLES | 40 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 41 | 11 | 48 | 11 |
| OFFICE | 2012 JA | 2012 JB | 2011 JA | 2011 JB | 2010 JA | 2010 JB | 2009 JA | 2009 JB |
| TIPPERARY | 13 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| TRALEE | 96 | 11 | 109 | 13 | 133 | 18 | 164 | 44 |
| TRIM | 22 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 40 | 13 | 38 | 10 |
| TUAM | 20 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 43 | 8 | 35 | 8 |
| TUBBERCURRY | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| TULLA | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| TULLAMORE | 26 | 3 | 41 | 5 | 54 | 9 | 48 | 24 |
| TULLOW | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| WATERFORD | 92 | 16 | 123 | 8 | 133 | 28 | 135 | 31 |
| WESTPORT | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| WEXFORD | 42 | 11 | 65 | 12 | 74 | 18 | 78 | 13 |
| WICKLOW | 15 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| YOUGHAL | 12 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 34 | 12 |
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