Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons participating in JobBridge schemes, by county, in each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45525/15]

Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour)
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JobBridge was introduced in July 2011 in response to the unprecedented collapse in the economy- particularly the sharp increase in unemployment. The primary aim of the scheme is to give unemployed people the opportunity to secure work experience and prove their competence to prospective employers.

To date, JobBridge has attracted the voluntary participation of over 44,000 interns and encouraged over 18,000 Host Organisations to offer them a wide range of work experience opportunities. There are currently over 4,800 people on internships.

The following tables provide a detailed breakdown on a county basis for the years 2011 to 2015.

Table 1. JobBridge internships started in 2011 by County

Table 2. JobBridge internships started in 2012 by County

Table 3. JobBridge internships started in 2013 by County

Table 4. JobBridge internships started in 2014 by County

Table 5. JobBridge internships started in 2015 by County