Written answers
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Department of Social Protection
Labour Activation Measures
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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262. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently on labour activation measures who are not included in the live register figures; and if she will confirm the number on labour activation measures when the Government came to office. [11995/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The total number of persons on labour activation measures who are not included in the live register figures at the end of January was 85,028 which compares to a total of 70,768 when the Government came into office. A breakdown by scheme of the number of persons on activation measures in both January 2014 and February 2011 is detailed in the tabular statement.
| Scheme | Jan 2014 | Feb 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Back to work allowance scheme – employeestrand | 9 | 715 |
| Back to work enterprise allowance scheme - self employed strand | 10,160 | 8,436 |
| Short-term enterprise allowance | 488 | 1,200 |
| DSP part-time job incentive | 296 | 161 |
| TUS - community work placement initiative | 7,119 | 0 |
| JobBridge | 6,440 | 0 |
| Community employment schemes (excluding supervisors) | 22,512 | 21,867 |
| FAS full time training for unemployed people | 8,276 | 8,422 |
| Back to education allowance (BTEA) | 24,728 | 24,967 |
| Vocational training opportunities scheme (VTOS) | Estimated at 5,000 annually |
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