Written answers
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Schemes Expenditure
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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56. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the €50 top-ups paid to JobBridge participants in 2014; and the expected cost for 2015. [25517/15]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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57. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are currently on a JobBridge placement and the average number who conclude or leave their JobBridge placement each month. [25518/15]
Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 57 together.
In 2014, the average number of interns on JobBridge each week was 6,558, giving an annual expenditure on the €50 weekly top-up of €17,050,800.
In 2015 to a current date of 18thJune, an average of 5,987 interns were on JobBridge each week, and based on these figures this would give an estimated annual expenditure on the €50 weekly top-up of €15,566,200.
As at 18thJune, 2015, there were 5,409 individuals on JobBridge internships. On average, a total of 692 individuals finish their internship each month.
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