Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons, broken down by administrative division and by age group, currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance that have not, to date, made any PRSI contribution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28236/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collated by my Department. I am, however, informed that at the end of May 2014 there were 34,521 persons currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance that have not, to date, made any PRSI contribution. This analysis includes contributions under PRSI classes J and S (low income and self-employed workers) recorded since 2005 which were not available for analysis previously supplied to the Deputy. The analysis does not include class J and S contributions prior to 2005 and also does not include pre-79 social insurance contributions. A tabular statement breaking this number down by age and administrative area is attached.

Jobseeker's Assistance recipients at 27 May 2014 who have not made any contribution to the PRSI system (class A contributions and class J and S contributions since 2005).