John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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254. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of casual and part-time employees in receipt of social welfare payments such as jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and family income supplement; if these figures can be grouped by economic sector according to Nace Rev. 2 codes; and if the figures can be grouped according to occupation type, by UK SOC if possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52615/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of casual and part-time employees in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit is not available. I am however informed that at the end of November there were 81,489 casual employees on the live register and a breakdown of this number grouped by the economic sector of their employer activity according to Nace Rev. 2 industrial sector codes and grouped by their occupation according to the UK Standard Occupational Classification, or UKSOC, where possible is detailed in the following tables. Occupation is recorded at the start of each jobseeker’s claim, i.e., relates to previous occupation, while industrial sector is for current casual employment.

With regard to recipients of the family income supplement scheme it is not possible to differentiate between persons who are in full, casual or part-time employment.