Written answers
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Department of An Taoiseach
Live Register Data
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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160. To ask the Taoiseach if the 2,635 jobseekers who have commenced on a Momentum programme in 2014 are included in the Central Statistics Office's live register activation programme figures; the scheme under which they are classified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6827/15]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The number of people availing of a range of programmes targeted primarily at the long-term unemployed (over 12 months) and other welfare recipients (including Lone Parents) is provided for December 2013 and 2014 in the following table. Participants in the Momentum scheme are included in the figures under the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA). Persons on activation programmes are not counted as part of the monthly Live Register.
Live Register Activation Programmes
| - | December 2013 | December 2014 | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Back to Work Schemes | |||
| Back to Work allowance scheme - Employee strand1 | 11 | 3 | -8 |
| Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme -self employed strand | 10,098 | 11,166 | 1,068 |
| Short-term Enterprise Allowance2 | 583 | 479 | -104 |
| Total Back to Work payments | 10,692 | 11,648 | 956 |
| Other Activation Programmes | |||
| DSP Part-time Job Incentive | 312 | 397 | 85 |
| TUS - Community Work Placement Initiative (2011) | 7,108 | 7,877 | 769 |
| JobBridge (2011) | 6,483 | 6,371 | -112 |
| Total Other Activation Programmes | 13,903 | 14,645 | 742 |
| Community Employment Schemes (excluding Supervisors) | 22,575 | 23,249 | 674 |
| FAS Full Time Training for Unemployed People(3) | 8,996 | 8,771 | -225 |
| Back to Education Courses | |||
| Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)5 | 24,996 | 22,714 | -2,282 |
| Total Back to Education Courses | 29,996 | 27,714 | -2,282 |
| Total Activation Programmes | 86,162 | 86,027 | -135 |
1 This scheme was closed to new applications from 1st May 2009.
2 This scheme was introduced from 1st May 2009. It provides immediate support for someone in receipt of Jobseekers
4 VTOS figures are estimated at 5,000 each year.
5 BTEA figures include all schemes but participants from JA & JB are not entitled to BTEA during the summer holidays.
Includes MOMENTUM participants from February 2013.
Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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161. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in County Monaghan and County Cavan who have signed off the live register since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7134/15]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Live Register series gives a monthly breakdown of the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and other registrants as registered with the Department of Social Protection. Figures are published for each county and local social welfare office.
The most recent Live Register figures available are for January 2015. Table 1a contains the numbers signing on in counties Cavan and Monaghan on the last Friday of each January from 2010 to 2015.
Table 1b shows the annual change in the numbers signing on in counties Cavan and Monaghan on the last Friday of each January from 2011 to 2015.
It should be noted that the Live Register is not a definitive measure of unemployment as it includes part-time workers, and seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance.
Table 1a Persons on the Live Register in Counties Cavan and Monaghan, January 2010-January 2015
Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2014 | Jan 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total persons | ||||||
| Cavan | 7,352 | 7,462 | 7,290 | 7,049 | 6,702 | 5,888 |
| Monaghan | 6,562 | 6,444 | 6,643 | 6,533 | 6,198 | 5,339 |
Table 1b Persons on the Live Register in Counties Cavan and Monaghan, January 2011-January 2015 - Annual Change
Jan 2011 | Jan 2012 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2014 | Jan 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total persons | |||||
| Cavan | 110 | -172 | -241 | -347 | -814 |
| Monaghan | -118 | 199 | -110 | -335 | -859 |
Source: CSO Live Register
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