Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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105. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, by month, a breakdown indicating the 2015 Revised Estimate for total expenditure by her Department; and the actual total expenditure to date. [17771/15]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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106. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, by month, a breakdown indicating the 2015 Revised Estimate for expenditure on jobseeker's benefit and on jobseeker's allowance; and the actual expenditure on those schemes to date. [17772/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 106 together.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table:
| - | - | Actual expenditure | Actual expenditure | Actual expenditure | Actual expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2015 Revised Estimate | Jan 2015 | Feb 2015 | Mar 2015 | Year to date end of Mar 2015 |
| - | €000 | €000 | €000 | €000 | €000 |
| Overall Department of Social Protection expenditure | 19,378,333 | 1,751,868 | 1,502,532 | 1,557,525 | 4,811,925 |
| Jobseekers | |||||
| Jobseekers Allowance | 2,607,900 | 227,453 | 212,021 | 236,963 | 676,437 |
| Jobseekers Benefit | 406,600 | 35,859 | 33,079 | 31,583 | 100,521 |
| Total expenditure on jobseekers | 3,014,500 | 263,312 | 245,100 | 268,546 | 776,958 |
Expenditure data for April is still being finalised. It should be noted that expenditure can and does vary considerably from month to month as a consequence of varying numbers of payment days by scheme. For example, most pensions are paid on a Friday and, accordingly, expenditure in a month with five Fridays will be greater than a month with 4.
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